Needham Violoncello
date: label: date made
content: 1989
name: label: maker
content: Needham, Howard
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This violoncello was made by Howard Needham in Bethsda, Maryland, in 1989.. There is a printed label inside the instrument:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>HOWARD HUBBARDNEEDHAM<br>BETHESDA, MD. ANNO 1989</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(handwritten inscription):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Made for Fred Blachly with outlined wood set from shop of Albert Moglie</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and stamped):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>H NEEDHAM</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Bethesda
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cellos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Frederick J. O. Blachly
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2008.3008.02
label: nonaccession number
content: 2008.3008
label: catalog number
content: 2008.3008.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cello
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: spruce (overall: material)
label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall: material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 127 cm x 43.9 cm; 50 in x 17 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: upper bout: 34.8 cm; x 13 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: center bout: 23.7 cm; x 9 5/16 in
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content: lowerbout: 43.9 cm; x 17 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: vibrating string length: 69.1 cm; 27 3/16 in
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content: rib height (top block): 11.5 cm; 4 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: rib height (lower corner): 11.8 cm; 4 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: rib height (bottom block): 11.8 cm; 4 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall-excludes tailpin: 48 1/4 in x 17 1/4 in x 9 3/8 in; 122.555 cm x 43.815 cm x 23.8125 cm