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Meisel Violin

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker

    Meisel, Kurt Lothar

    Description (Brief)

    This violin is made by K. Lothar Meisel in Owatonna, Minnesota in 1992. The violin has a one-piece back made from European mountain maple with an intense curl of medium width slanting downward from left to right. The ribs and scroll are made from similar European maple. The two-piece table is made from quarter-cut spruce with pronounced grain of medium to wide width. The reddish gold-brown varnish is lightly shaded. The violin is missing its bridge and strings.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Stephen L. Meisel

    date made

    ca 1992

    ID Number

    1997.0264.01

    accession number

    1997.0264

    catalog number

    1997.0264.01

    Object Name

    violin

    Measurements

    overall: 25 5/8 in x 8 in x 3 3/4 in; 65.0875 cm x 20.32 cm x 9.525 cm

    Place Made

    United States: Minnesota, Owatonna

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    Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-5245-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_608152

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