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Hardanger viola

Hardanger viola

Alternate name:Hardingfele
Alternate name:Hardanger fiddle
Date: 1880-1930 ca.
Place Made:United States, North America
Serial No: none
Signednone
DescriptionAn unusual type in so far that the body length corresponds to that of a small viola and not to a violin. Both, body proportions and construction follow the early types of the Hardingfele.
DimensionsOverall length: 668/670 mm
Body length: 393/393 mm
Width: 168/168, 114/113, 210/109 mm (t/b)
Ribs: 36 mm
Neck length: 114 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 05332