Appalachian Dulcimer, used by Richard Fariña
date: label: date made
content: 1961 - 1962
name: label: user
content: Farina, Richard
label: maker
content: Hennessy, Terry
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by Terry Hennessy in London, England, between 1961 and 1962. It is a single-bout dulcimer with a mahogany plywood back and Sapele mahogany sides, African walnut fretboard, Taiwanese spruce top, and a plastic pick guard. The dulcimer has 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 18 metal frets, 4 mechanical tuners, and a round head inlaid with an “H”.” </p>
label: Description
content: <p>It was the played by folk singer Richard Fariña on his first album. A few original banjo strings placed by Fariña remain. It was accessioned with a custom case said to have been made by Paul Arnoldi. Hennessy made two reproductions of this instrument in between 1999 and 2001.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Dulcimers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mimi Fariña (through Lana Y. Severn)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2001.0143.01
label: accession number
content: 2001.0143
label: catalog number
content: 2001.0143.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: mahogany plywood (back material)
label: Physical Description
content: saple mahogany (sides material)
label: Physical Description
content: African walnut (fretboard material)
label: Physical Description
content: Taiwanese spruce (top material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (pick up guard material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 92 cm x 18 cm x 9 cm; 36 1/4 in x 7 1/16 in x 3 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: dulcimer: 3 3/4 in x 6 7/8 in x 36 3/4 in; 9.525 cm x 17.4625 cm x 93.345 cm