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Hardingfele
Maker: Knut Ø. Rudi
Date: 1906
Place Made:Valdres, Øystre Slidre, Norway, Europe
Serial No: none
47
SignedPrinted label with handwritten numbers. Sides look like edges of a stamp.
Label is seen through bass f-hole:
No. 47 – 1906 / K. Ø. Rudi / Østre Slidre / Valdres.
Label is seen through bass f-hole:
No. 47 – 1906 / K. Ø. Rudi / Østre Slidre / Valdres.
Description4 melody, 4 sympathetic strings
Ornate inked decorations on belly, back, pegbox, and ribs
Pegs, fingerboard, and tailpiece are inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone marquetry
Dragon-head finial with tongue sticking out, carved teeth, golden crown and mane
Ornate inked decorations on belly, back, pegbox, and ribs
Pegs, fingerboard, and tailpiece are inlaid with mother-of-pearl and bone marquetry
Dragon-head finial with tongue sticking out, carved teeth, golden crown and mane
DimensionsOverall length: 62.2 cmrib height: 3.0
Back length: 35.6 cmarching height: 5.7
Upper bout width: 16.5vsl: 30.5
Center bout width: 10.8
Lower bout width: 20.5
Back length: 35.6 cmarching height: 5.7
Upper bout width: 16.5vsl: 30.5
Center bout width: 10.8
Lower bout width: 20.5
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Frederick Thomas and Marion Packard Van Urk, 1989
Not on view
Object number: 04824