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Terz guitar

The two-piece back, ribs, fingerboard and bridge are made from rosewood. The front is made from spruce. A decorative inlay around the soundhole and front comprises strips of traditional purfling and a slighly wider mastic band with inlaid mother-of-pearl pieces. The neck and the pegbox are made of mahogany. The pegbox is laminated with rosewood and holds two sets of engraved tuning machines made of brass with elaborate heads made of bone.

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  • Specific materials/techniques:carved (woodwork), rosewood, spruce, mastic, mother-of-pearl, mahogany, brass, bone
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  • Repository:Royal Academy of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Total length: 825mm; width: 265mm; Height: 100mm; string length: 565mm