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Larson Legacy Carved 39cm 3-String Rebec
Dan Larson has been making instruments for over 50 years, collecting various items around the workshop during that time. He created some of these instruments as experiments, to test new techniques or molds, and occasionally simply for fancy. Some of them were played by Dan and Bobbye back in their musical days. Some were made and never offered for sale because something shiny caused a distraction. A couple of them were left with Dan for repair 30 years ago and abandoned. Each instrument has a story, and now it's time for them to be played by someone who needs them and can take care of them.
This instrument is part of the Larson Legacy Sale. It was made for Bobbye to play when she was studying at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. It is an alto instrument with a 39cm string length tuned to a-1, d-2, and G-3. It is carved from a maple block and has a western redwood one-piece front that was, back in those days, sold as a roof shingle. The fingerboard is flat, made from vermillion wood. The tailpiece is cherry wood. It has a bone nut and ebony pegs.
Instrument Specifications:
Body: carved maple
Front: western redwood
Fingerboard: flat vermillion
Pegs: ebony
Nut: bone
Saddle: ebony
Tailpiece: cherry wood
Strings: gut
Case: padded cloth case
String Length: 39cm
Overall Length: 25" (63.5cm)
Body Width: 7 3/4" (19.7cm)
Body Depth: 2 1/8" (5.4cm)
Price: $950 — BLACK FRIDAY SALE: $800
Price includes: instrument, padded fabric case, a string prescription, an extra set of gut strings, a Gamut peg turner, and one year warranty — shipping is not included in the instrument price. FedEx Ground shipping within the 48 contiguous United States and packing with insurance will be calculated separately. See our Terms of Sale for complete warranty, payment, and shipping details.
Reference: carved-39cm-3-string-rebec-09-2024
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