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Lute
Tenor lute. Nine double courses of strings and one single course. The body is constructed of fifteen maple ribs. The table is of pine pierced by a geometrical rose. The strings are attached to rosewood pegs which enter the angled pegbox from the sides, and at their lower ends, to a bridge glued to the table. Four frets are glued to the table. Labelled 'Arnold Dolmetsch / 1893'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M11-1983
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1000 x 350 x 210 mm; sounding length: 660 mm; 26 in ;; sounding length: 521 mm; 20 1/2 in
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal thread; wood; gut; ivory; flint
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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