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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.

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