321.322-71 Necked box lutes or necked guitars sounded by bowing with a bow

Bass viol. Two-piece table. 'An outstanding feature of the instrument lies in the original top block, which still retains marks from 2 original nail locations (T.MacCracken)
sounding length: 616 mm; 24 1/4 in
sounding length: 616 mm

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
M50-1983
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1180 x 360 x 265 mm; vibrating string length: 657; body length: 624.
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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