Object Details
- Hammel, R. J.
- Description
- This practice violin was made by R.J. Hammel of Maquoketa, Iowa in 1904. It was designed as a teaching tool of normal violin length. The narrow solid body widening at the lower bout is attached to a commercial German neck, pegbox and scroll. R. J. Hammel in a letter of 1913 describes the instrument as a “Practice Violin . . . to assist in the correct technic of the left hand used mostly without the bow altho the bow can be used as there is enough tone produced to ascertain pitch . . .” This practice vioin is made of a narrow body of solid walnut, neck, pegbox and scroll of plain European maple, and a golden yellow varnish.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Professor R. J. Hammel
- 1904
- ID Number
- MI.280752
- catalog number
- 280752
- accession number
- 56003
- Object Name
- violin
- Physical Description
- walnut (body material)
- maple (part material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 60.6425 cm x 19.05 cm x 8.255 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Iowa, Maquoketa
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605546
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3284-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
