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Stroviol

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • One-string fiddle
  • Jap fiddle
Date1900-1904 ca.
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelStroh
Serial No.none
SignedSTROVIOLS / TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
MarkingsWritten in pencil at bottom of fingerboard (by dealer?): PROF MODEL
DescriptionCello-like instrument with alternative sound production, the string vibrations amplified by an aluminum diaphragm rather than a traditional hollow, wooden body, the vibrations transferred from the bridge to an aluminum brace and arm (resting on a grooved ebony block glued to wooden body), through a short spruce soundpost, to a slightly cone-shaped diaphragm with corrugated edges, set into an aluminum frame (screwed to wooden body), the resulting amplified sound directed through the bell, the aim of the bell adjustable; a large, spun aluminum bell with a doubled rim, directed outward, the lower end curved to join the diaphragm.

1 metal string with machine head; 8 metal frets
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02884
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