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Cypress. Compass: C/E short octave – f'''. 3-octave span: 510. Stringing and scaling: One set of 8' strings. The lowest jack faces towards the player.

  • Date:
    1540
  • Maker:
    Siculus, Marcus
  • Collection:
    Fenton House
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  • Place of production:
    Palermo (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
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  • Inscriptions:On the jackrail: Marcus Siculus faciebat MDXXXX.|On the back of the name batten: [just legible] Repaired [Dolmet]sch Haslemere 1957.
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  • Repository:Fenton House
  • Measurements:Case dimensions: Length 1283, maximum width 339 (excluding the projecting key cheeks, 451 including them), depth 178 (including the cap moulding).