Virtual Tour of "Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848" Guitar by Antoine Aubry, Mirecourt, 1779 NMM 5581. Guitar by Antoine Aubry, Mirecourt, 1779. Ornately decorated with choice veneers of Macassar ebony and applewood on the sides and back, the rose in the soundhole, and the edging in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, this elaborate instrument is a throw-back to the 17th-century French and Italian guitar tradition, with five double courses of strings, rather than the six strings that would soon be the standard.  Rawlins Fund, 1993. Source:  André P. Larson, Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848, with essay by John Koster, exhibition catalog, Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 12-November 2, 2003 (Vermillion: National Music Museum 2003), p. 66.   Click arrow to continue Virtual Tour of Beethoven and Berlioz Exhibition Go to Beethoven and Berlioz Exhibition Virtual Tour Index Go to Virtual Gallery Tour Index Postcard of this guitar available from Gift Shop Exhibition catalog and poster available from Gift Shop National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2003, 2004 Most recent update: October 22, 2007 You are the 5,765th visitor to this page since May 12, 2003. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page