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Sebastian Kirsch: An altered lute by Rudolph Höß (Munich 1698) with a deformed and strongly insect damaged body: Stabilization, analysis of black discolorations of the surface and concept development back

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Abstract: The lute of Rudolph Höß (Munich 1698) is on loan to the Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuremberg. Like most lutes it has been altered on many occasions and has survived as a combination of parts with various origins.
The body of the lute was in an overall weakened condition caused by wood-boring insects, considerable deformations and cracks. An optical neutral consolidation method and a reshaping method were developed and applied. Black discolorations on the surface were analyzed and tests for their removal were undertaken. The instrument´s history of alterations was theoretically reconstructed.

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Keywords: Lute, theorbo, Rudolph Höß, insect damage, consolidation, reshaping, black discolorations
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  • academic institution: Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
  • kind of theses:  Diplomarbeit
  • main Tutor:  o.Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dipl.Ing. Wolfgang Baatz
  • assistant Tutor:  Klaus Martius
  • date:  2014
  • Language:  German
  • pages:  237
  • pictures:  184

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