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4-string guitar

4-string guitar

Alternate name:Long-neck lute
Date: 1900-1948 ca.
Place Made:Europe
Place Made:North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
DescriptionBody: made up of a top (vaulted, cut out), a flat back and sides. The neck is inserted.
The fingerboard and pegboard are of one piece and are resting on the end of the neck and the end of the top. Four metal strings, nine brass frets. Oak (sides, neck), tropical wood (back, top).
Dimensionsoverall length: 793 mm
body length: 453 mm
middle: 212/217, 163/167, 298/298 mm
ribs: 27-28 mm (upper 2/3)
ribs: 50 mm (lower part)
neck length: 255 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 01421