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Hardanger viola
Hardanger viola
Hardanger viola

Hardanger viola

ALTERNATE NAME(S)
  • Hardingfele
  • Hardanger fiddle
Date1880-1930 ca.
Place MadeUnited States, North America
Serial No.none
SignednoneDescriptionAn 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.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number05332
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