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Dulcimer

Technical description: Trapezoidal body with 2|rings of 8|sound-holes; 20|courses of 3|steel strings running over 2|rows each of 10|moveable ('chessmen') bridges; hitch-pins on left and iron tuning-pins on right. With leather straps to lift instrument out of case, one on each side.

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  • Decorative elements:Gold painted lining strip around soundboard.
  • Inscriptions:Stamped on body three times "J. LAWSON".
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  • Repository:Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  • Measurements:width 950 at front, 605 at back; depth 40; height 125.