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One-string fiddle.

Technical description: Neck length 653, neck width 21; horn length 245, horn diameter at bottom 18.1, at top 225. Body of mahogany, the fingerboard painted black. Brass banjo type tuning peg. 4 inlaid dot markers on the fingerboard. The bridge has a mahogany cover, which has been screwed on from the left hand side. Tail pin at the bottom. Nut of ivory. There is a base at the bridge end, carved to shape for the player's knees. Fold over scroll without any carving.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322-71
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:853