One-string bass fiddle
Alternate name(s)
- Long-neck lute, one-string
Date1900-1950 ca.
Place MadeEurope
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneDescriptionThe body is box-like in shape, although there is a slight curve to the belly and the back
Two “straight” f-holes are carved into the belly
One wire string runs from a posterior peg, over a nail “nut” and over an “n”-shaped bridge, to be secured at the bottom around a small wooden end pin.
Inked-on lines on the neck indicate finger positions.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05003
On View
Not on view1900-1950 ca.
1530 ca.
1750 ca.