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Chitarrone, RCM 26

Magnus Tieffenbrucker1608

Royal College of Music

Royal College of Music
London, United Kingdom

Venetian chitarrone with six pairs of stopped strings and eight open bass strings in upper pegbox. Front two-piece, bookmatched, of fine to medium grain, wider at edges. Three linked soundholes with angular, knot-pattern roses cut from wood of front. Blackstained bridge tapering in height and width from bass to treble. Back of 51 ribs, possibly of walnut. Capping-strip of seven strips separated by bone/ivory lines. Ebony fingerboard with single inlaid white line. Ebony-veneered back of neck inlaid with twelve compound lines of alternate white/black pattern. Back of pegbox and spar edged with single line of bone; sides of pegbox and spar veneered with compound lines. Pegs of ebony with bone or ivory collars and buttons.

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  • Title: Chitarrone, RCM 26
  • Creator: Magnus Tieffenbrucker
  • Date Created: 1608
  • Location Created: Venice
  • Type: Musical instrument
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