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One-string fiddle
One-string fiddle
One-string fiddle

One-string fiddle

Alternate name(s)
  • Jap fiddle
Date1900-1935 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
Modelnone
Serial No.none
SignedBranded on side of body: D.R.G.M. / W72785/ 51C / GERMANY
Markingsnone
DescriptionSingle metal string with machine head; no frets
Orange-red-stained maple body
Mica resonator on side, horn missing
Ebony fingerboard with single mother-of-pearl dot
Machine tuner with brass hardware and bone head
DimensionsTotal length: 875 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02776
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