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ineteenth-century
instrument makers experimented in creating hybrid instruments,
such as the mandolin-banjo, for which August Polmann patented his drawing
in 1885. The instrument shown here, which follow Polmann's drawing, has
the long neck, five strings (including the melody string) and flat back of
the banjo.
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![Mandolin-Banjo - CMC 74-236/S74-2308/CD94-161](images/opus535.jpg)
Mandolin-Banjo
In the manner of August Polmann
By
Oskar Graf
Clarendon, Ontario
1974
Honduran mahogany, spruce, holy, ebony, mother-of-pearl, metal, plastic
Overall length: 86 cm;
diameter of body: 26 cm;
sides: 7 cm
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The soundboard, with its soundhole, is derived from the mandolin, while the
shape of the body is a compromise between the perfectly circular shape of
the banjo and the half-pear shape of the classical mandolin. This meticulously
crafted instrument may be related to the flat-backed model known
as the American mandolin, which appeared at the turn of the century in the
United States.
Opus 84 Appalachian Dulcimer
The soundboard of this hourglass-shaped instrument is made of cedar and
decorated with four trillium-shaped openings, and the sides and back are
in black cherry. There are four strings and a fingerboard with seventeen
metal frets.
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![Appalachian Dulcimer - CMC 74-242/S74-2312/CD94-160](images/opus531.jpg)
Appalachian Dulcimer
By
Oskar Graf
Clarendon, Ontario
1974
Black cherry, British Columbia cedar, ebony, bubinga wood, metal
Overall length: 92 cm;
diameter of body: 16.5 cm;
sides: 7 cm
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Opus 86 - Appalachian Dulcimer
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![Appalachian Dulcimer - CMC 83-668/S95-09806/CD95-489](images/opus53b.jpg)
Appalachian Dulcimer
By
David Miller
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1979
Cedar, ebony, maple, agate
Overall length: 94 cm;
diameter of body: 16 cm;
sides: 7.3 cm
Gift of the Massey Foundation
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A scroll graces the head of this sleek instrument. The soundboard has four
clover-shaped soundholes.
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