Objekt 25
Bass Mandolin (Mandolone)
Object description
Maker unknown
Italy, 18th c.
Spruce inlaid with tortoiseshell (belly); walnut (shell, 35 ribs); metal (strings); peg-box; 16 pegs inserted in the back
14 frets (eight fingerboard, six belly); eight double courses
L. 98 cm; I. 52,5 cm (belly), 57 cm (vibrating strings)
Donation Dr. h.c. Paul Sacher, Pratteln. Lobeck collection
Inv. 1956.484.