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Viola
This instrument is a copy of a Stradivarius F15 Viola, and it corresponds to the British Army Patent No. 6551. It is made with spruce top, and maple back, ribs, neck and scroll. It has four rosewood friction pegs with modern strings, each one with a fine tuner at the modern tailpiece (probably a Thomastik model). The pegs also have a brass pins. The nut, fingerboard, and chinrest are probably made of ebony.
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first half of 20th century - Maker:
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National Museum of the Royal Navy - Inventory number:
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France - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars sounded by bowing with a bow
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- Inscriptions:Paper label inside: Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1721|Paper label inside: MADE IN FRANCE
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars sounded by bowing with a bow
- Repository:National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Measurements:Height: 650mm; Width: 250mm; Height of body: 410mm