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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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  • Inscriptions:Frederick Hintz floruit London c.1750
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars
  • Repository:Cliffe Castle Museum