49. El Toro One-String Instrument

Builder: Unknown

Year: Early 20th Century

Description: 1 String American Folk Instrument

Dimensions: 26 1/4 by 6 inches

Body: 6 by 9 by 2 3/8 inches

Scale Length: 

Notes:

From Bill:

One-piece wooden neck in a dark stain. Body with two carved f-holes flanking two slit sound holes. Length 26.25".

Provenance: The Morgan Rank Collection of Folk Art and Musical Instruments.

In the same auction that featured this guitar, Charles Atchison outbid me on most everything.

 

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