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Balalaika prima
Balalaika prima
Balalaika prima

Balalaika prima

Date1900-1930 ca.
Place MadeUkraine, Europe
Place MadeRussia, Europe
Place MadeMarkneukirchen, Vogtland, Germany, 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 LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04955
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