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English guitar
The English guitar is made from an unidentified dark wood with a stained spruce top which has a cast metal sound hole rosette. "F Hintz" is stamped on the back. The instrument has Preston-style tuners.
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second half of 18th century - Maker:
Hintz, Johann Frederick - Collection:
Cliffe Castle Museum - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars
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- Inscriptions:Frederick Hintz floruit London c.1750
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars
- Repository:Cliffe Castle Museum