Needham Viola
date: label: date made
content: 2007
name: label: maker
content: Needham, Howard
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This viola was made by Howard Needham in Annapolis, Maryland, in 2007. There are two printed labels inside the instrument:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Dedicated to Albert F. Moglie<br>Commissioned 2007 by J.O. Blachly</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>HOWARD NEEDHAM<br>Annapolis, MD Anno 2007</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Maryland, Annapolis
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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: 2008.3008.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 2008.3008
label: catalog number
content: 2008.3008.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: viola
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: spruce (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 1/2 in x 24.3 cm; 72.39 cm x 9 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: body: 41.5 cm; 16 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: upper bout: 19.6 cm; x 7 11/16 in
label: Measurements
content: middle bout: 14 cm; x 5 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: lower bout: 24.3 cm; x 9 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: rib (top block): 35.5 mm; 1 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: rib (lower corner): 37.5 mm; 1 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: rib (bottom block): 38 mm; 1 1/2 in
label: Measurements
content: vibrating string length: 37 cm; 14 9/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27 1/2 in x 9 11/16 in x 4 1/4 in; 69.85 cm x 24.60625 cm x 10.795 cm