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Technical description: Calfskin membrane, badly broken around rim. Rim of metal set inside a wooden body veneered in hardwood (rosewood?). Nickel plated string holder at bottom with five knobs for the looped strings to attach to. Neck width 35.5 - 51. Mother-of-pearl frets at 1, 3, 5, 7(2), 10, 12, 14, 17, 21; 21frets total . V-shaped neck. 5 tuners of ebony veneered head. Fingerboard of ebony over maple. Metal button on back. Tuner metal including the buttons.
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Probably 1st half of the 20th centurySerial number: 49. - Maker:
Windsor - Collection:
University of Edinburgh - Inventory number:
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Birmingham/West Midlands/England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.312-5 Spike box lutes or spike guitars sounded by the bare fingers
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.312-5 Spike box lutes or spike guitars sounded by the bare fingers
- Repository:University of Edinburgh
- Measurements:921.Body diameter: 223 (membrane), 289 (body)
- View the original record:https://collections.ed.ac.uk/mimed/record/14923