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Lyre guitar

The two-piece back and ribs are made from tightly flamed maple. The spruce table and its two circular sound holes are edged with mother-of-pearl and ebony segments. The ebony bridge has ebony pins and two ebony foliate moustaches. The lyre arms are surmounted by brass eagle heads. The peg box holds six rear-facing pegs and is embellished with an applied brass foliate plaque. The label states: "A la lyre d'Amphion, chez Amédée Thibout, Luthier, rue St. Jean No 30, fait vend et rêpare toute especes d'instrument de musique, è Caen".

  • Date:
    c.1850
  • Maker:
    Thibout, Amédée
  • Collection:
    Royal Academy of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Caen (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
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  • Specific materials/techniques:maple, spruce, ebony, mother-of-pearl, brass
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  • Repository:Royal Academy of Music Museum
  • Measurements:total length: 810mm; total width: 332mm; total height: 70mm; string length: 590mm