Object Details
- Richael, Claude L.
- Description
- This folk fiddle was made by Claude L. Richael of Grove City, Pennsylvania around 1930. It is unusual in that the corner blocks are glued to the outside of the ribs to form a traditional violin outline. Richael, in a letter from 1932, claimed that although he could “make more improvement in the outward appearance of the instrument,” the violin “is perfect in tonal properties from the first.” This violin is made of a two-piece table of pine, back and ribs of hardwood, maple neck, pegbox and scroll, stained mahogany fingerboard, and a heavy opaque reddish-brown varnish.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Claude L. Richael
- 1932-1933
- ID Number
- MI.364772
- accession number
- 122570
- catalog number
- 364772
- Object Name
- fiddle
- Physical Description
- pine (table material)
- hardwood (back material)
- Measurements
- overall: 23 3/8 in x 7 13/16 in x 3 1/4 in; 59.3725 cm x 19.84375 cm x 8.255 cm
- Place Made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Grove City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Violins
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_605626
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5527-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
