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Crwth
Crwth
Crwth

Crwth

Alternate name(s)
  • Bowed lyre
Date1941
Place MadeHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedMade By / Clifford A. Hoing. / High Wycombe / Bucks, Eng. 1941
Markingsnone
DescriptionSpruce top
Maple back and sides carved from one piece
Maple fingerboard and tailpiece
Bone nut and saddle
Double incised line decoration around edges
Brown stain finish
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published References"Musical Country Cousins. A Look at some rare folk instruments." _Selmer Bandwagon, no. 58 (1969), p.13
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01265
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