Jacques Sainprae (luthier), Berlim (origem franco-huguenote) ca. 1720 (Museu Victoria e Albert inglês)

Jacques Sainprae de Berlim (origem franco-huguenote) ca. 1720, atualmente no Museu Victoria e Albert inglês (www. vam.ac.uk)

[Orfeu e sua lira esculpidos (de longe parece um belo trabalho) sobre o cravelhame; cravelhame duplo; cravelhas parecem apenas pinos metálicos; escalas e estandarte decorados (a escala dedilhada apenas na metade inferior), 3 cavaletes: 1 pequeno para as cordas friccionadas (não tem uma perna longa como na maioria dos modelos!) e outros 2 (!!!) sobre o tampo; chamas duplas e opostas (bem inclinadas); sem a dobra/bico junto à largura inferior; curvas mais simples no formato do corpo; reentrância estreita na culatra.]

Outros detalhes do site:

Baryton
Jacques Sainprae
Berlin, Germany
about 1720
Carved sycamore, planed pine and sycamore, engraved ivory and tortoiseshell veneer
Length 133 cm (total)
Length 70 cm (belly)
Depth 14 cm
Width 19 cm (Upper bout)
Width 23.5 cm (Lower bout)
Museum no. 1444-1870

This baryton was made by Jacques Sainprae of Berlin in about 1720. Sainprae was most likely of French Huguenot origin, but this is the only surviving instrument to bear his signature, and nothing else is known about him. However, this example is made to the highest standard, and the exquisitely carved finial represents Orpheus playing a lyre.
The baryton was a central European instrument that enjoyed a vogue between about 1640 and 1800. The most famous baryton composer was Josef Haydn (1732-1809) who wrote a large number of pieces for his patron, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy (1714-1790), a Hungarian nobleman and an enthusiastic amateur player.