Virtual Tour of "Beethoven & Berlioz, Paris & Vienna: Musical Treasures from the Age of Revolution & Romance 1789-1848" NMM 10010. Violoncello by Chanot & Lété Workshop, Paris, ca. 1819-1820 NMM 10010. Violoncello by Chanot & Lété workshop, Paris, ca. 1819-1820. Designed by François Chanot and built probably by Georges Chanot and/or Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. A magnificent example of maple with spruce top and the shield finial that is shown in Chanot's original designs. A rare example, giving the Museum a complete quartet, plus a unique violin/viola. Board of Trustees, 2000. Pegbox and Scroll Handwritten paper label in black ink:  Chanot . p B. d’inv. 21 Janv. 1818_. / Paris . C . I .D . No. 129___. Body:  guitar-shaped body without corners or overhanging edges. Top:  two-piece, quarter-cut spruce with wide grain narrowing significantly at the flanks; slight bear-claw figure on lower bouts. Back:  two-piece, quarter-cut maple with prominent, very narrow curl ascending slightly from center joint; ebony cap over entire button; button slightly recessed from plane of back. Ribs:  quarter-cut maple with medium curl, angled slightly to right on bass side, angled slightly to left on treble side; lower ribs divided by 24-27 mm ebony band, wider at top than bottom. Head and neck:  maple, narrow curl; pegbox terminates in front-facing shield, convex along vertical dimension; back of pegbox not fluted; pegbox shoulders with concave outline; back of neck heel made from separate piece of wood. Edging:  edges not scooped; edges capped with rounded ebony finished with same varnish as body. Purfling:  ebony and ivory; very wide. Varnish:  dark red-brown. Fingerboard:  ebony; slightly angled at C-string position; possibly later. Nut:  two pieces of laminated ebony. String holder:  guitar-style ebony, wider at upper end, with raised, carved border, forming saddle at upper end; strings held by ebony pins with ivory eyes. Pegs:  four ebony with convex heads and mother-of-pearl eyes. Saddle:  none. F-holes:  curved, slot-shaped, slightly wider at lower ends; edges lined in ebony and ivory, the inside edge painted light brown. Linings:  spruce; wide. Top block:  spruce. Bottom block:  spruce. Bassbar:  narrow; extends over and through ebony string holder, which is cut away between G and C pins to accommodate bassbar on inside of top. Diamond-shaped spruce cleats along inside of back center joint. Literature:  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), pp. 21 and 37.   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 Exhibition catalog and poster available from Gift Shop Go to Checklist of Chanot Model Bowed Stringed Instruments National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD 57069 ©National Music Museum, 2003-2007 Most recent update: October 22, 2007 You are the 7,384th visitor to this page since May 18, 2003. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page