Alexander violin
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The Alexander violin is a string instrument designed by Sylvanus J. Talbott, of Milford, New Hampshire, in 1887 in the United States. The instrument was produced commercially and was available for purchase in D.H Bearman's 1890 catalogue. The instrument was tuned in C major, with sixteen wire strings strung over independently movable wooden bridges.[1] The strings were tuned diatonically, and was designed to be played resting on the player's arm. It has a handle so that it can be rotated, and the strings can be played more easily.[2]
It is typically made with pine wood and various other materials.[3]
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments: Gallery 27. 1. Vol. 1. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1901. p. 25.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Metropolitan Museum of Art (1985). American musical instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Laurence Libin. New York: The Museum. ISBN 0-87099-379-8. OCLC 11785223.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alexander Violin". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
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