Straub Guitar
date: label: date made
content: 1670-1680
name: label: maker
content: Straub, Michael
notes: label: Description
content: This guitar was made by Michael Straub in Venice, Italy around 1670-1680. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top, yew wood back, ebony and ivory inlay on sides and neck, and a non-original machine head. The peghead is incised: “Michael Straub in Ventia.” This guitar is probably late 17th century, but is subject to study as it has undergone perhaps two or more restorations.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Italy: Venetan, Venice
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Guitars
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Made available through the Cooper Union Museum
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.60.1366
label: accession number
content: 227687
label: catalog number
content: 60.1366
objectType: label: Object Name
content: guitar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spruce (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: yew wood (overall material)
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content: ebony (overall material)
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content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 10 1/4 in x 4 1/8 in; 88.9 cm x 26.035 cm x 10.4775 cm