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Belly of a single piece of pine, with two f-shaped soundholes, the back of a single piece of sycamore and the sides of a sycamore. Neck and scrolled head of sycamore. Fingerboard, nut and tailpiece of ebony. Bridge of beech. Four gut strings held by sycamore pegs in the head.

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  • Inscriptions:Label: "Restored by John Corsby, South Quarter, Northampton"
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  • Repository:National Museums Liverpool
  • Measurements:Total length 475mm, width of bouts 110mm, 80mm, 125mm, depth 26mm, string length to nut 332mm