Tiple
Date1925 -1940 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelModel 37
Serial No.none
SignedBlack and white decal on head: RegalMarkingsnone
DescriptionTop: birch
Sides: birch
Back: birch
Neck: maple
Peghead: maple
Frets: nickel-silver
button: none
fingerboard: black-stained maple with ivory celluloid dots
bridge: black-stained maple; nickel-silver wire saddle
nut: bone
heel cap: black-stained hardwood
tuning machines: brass with ivory plastic heads
DimensionsTotal instrument length: 71.1 cm (27 31/32 in)
Fingerboard length: 28.7 cm (11 9/32 in)
Nut to bridge: 42.5 cm (16 23/32 in)
Nut to neck and body joint: 21.1 cm (8 9/32 in)
Fingerboard width at nut: 3.9 cm (1 17/32 in)
Fingerboard width at body joint: 4.7 cm (1 27/32 in)
Width of upper bout: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in)
Width of lower bout: 22.7 cm (8 15/16 in)
Width of waist: 14 cm (5 ½ in)
Body depth at neck: 6.8 cm (2 29/32 in)
Body depth at bottom: 8.0 cm (3 5/32 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesSilva, Ana Sofia. "Digging the Fifties: A Curatorial Perspective on 50 Objects from the NMM Collections." NMM Notes (October 2023): 29.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03850
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