Object Details
- Longman & Broderip
- Description
- This keyed English guitar was made by Longman & Broderip of London, England around 1783-1785. Francis Broderip joined James Longman around 1775 and the two were in business until 1798. This guitar is a six course (2x3, 2x2, 2x1) guitar with a spruce top and maple back and sides. The guitar has a watch-key tuning mechanism, and a key mechanism that activates hammers inside the soundbox to strike the strings upwards through holes in the soundhole rose. This key mechanism was patented by London luthier, Christian Claus in 1783.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Catherine N. M. Rose
- 1783-1785
- ID Number
- MI.324845
- accession number
- 69366
- catalog number
- 324845
- Object Name
- english guitar
- Measurements
- overall: 29 1/4 in x 12 1/4 in x 4 3/8 in; 74.295 cm x 31.115 cm x 11.1125 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- Related Publication
- Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Guitars
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605696
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-2432-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
