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Balalaika prima

Balalaika prima

Date: 1900-1930 ca.
Place Made:Markneukirchen, Vogtland, Germany, Europe
Place Made:Russia, Europe
Place Made:Ukraine, Europe
Serial No: none
Signednone
Markingsnone
Description3 double courses of strings
16 t-shaped nickel-silver frets
Two pairs of machine heads with nickel-silver plates and black plastic heads
Seven maple staves and bottom piece. One-piece neck and head, painted black
Edge of belly is decorated with multi-colored, decorative edge-work
Inlaid black celluloid at the bottom corners and around the soundhole
Dimensions645 mm total length
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04955