Original, Fake, or a Little of Both? On the Question of the Authenticity of a Pandurina by Giovanni Smorsone

Authors

  • Heidi von Rüden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd19.2.05

Keywords:

pandurina, mandore, organology, micro-computed tomography, Giovanni Smorsone

Abstract

The Museum collection of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung in Berlin houses a pandurina built by Giovanni Smorsone. However, this instrument came to the museum from within the circle of a violin forger. Investigations have proved that it is not a forgery. Nevertheless, alterations were found that do not match the original state of the instrument.

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Author Biography

Heidi von Rüden

Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin

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Published

2024-01-25

How to Cite

von Rüden, H. (2024). Original, Fake, or a Little of Both? On the Question of the Authenticity of a Pandurina by Giovanni Smorsone. De Musica Disserenda, 19(2). https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd19.2.05

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2023): Authentic, Fake or Mistaken Identity? Creation, Recreation, Deception and Forgery in Music

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