Object Details
Description
This treble guitar was made by an unknown maker in the late 19th to early 20th century. It is a four course (4x2) treble guitar with a spruce top and simulated painted softwood back and sides. The fingerboard is black painted wood with brass fretwire. The tuning pegs are open metal machines in straps of four, Spanish style.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mary E. Maxwell
ID Number
MI.380458
catalog number
380458
accession number
153000
Object Name
guitar
Physical Description
paint (overall material)
spruce (top material)
softwood, stainded (back; sides material)
maple; brass (bridge material)
bone? (nut material)
brass (frets material)
metal (tuning pegs material)
Measurements
overall: 26 1/4 in x 9 1/2 in x 3 in; 66.675 cm x 24.13 cm x 7.62 cm
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Music & Musical Instruments
Guitars
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_605728