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"Violin (Fiddle) belonged to William Johnny Scott (Woodcarver & Musician 1863-1910)"

Date

c. early 1900s

Technique

Manufactured

Dimensions

Length: 59.5cm
Width: 21.5cm
Height: 7.2cm

Caption

A violin (fiddle) cased in its original box which belonged to William Johnny Scott (Woodcarver & Musician 1863-1910) which was then passed down to his son, Billy Scott. This violin (informally referred as a fiddle) has four strings attached to it, one string is visibly red, all four strings quite limply attached, all require the appropriate fine tuning! This violin is also accompanied with two string bows.

Object number

FCM_2015_080