I recently had the opportunity to have a special viewing of a 19th century Cigar Box Violin made from a guy in England. The Head and Pappalardo Curator of Musical Instruments at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Darcy Kuronen gave my fiancé and I special access to this piece.
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I play it occasionally - not too bad! That tailpiece was made from a cow horn according to the paperwork that came with it.
Nice! Thanks for sharing that. I'll post a pic of one that was given me. Made by a fellow from NC c.1960's that looks quite similar.
Sure thing.
I owned a loft in East Boston for a couple years and spent a lot of time in Cambridge. I sold my company last summer and the loft went soon afterwards since I didn't have a reason to be out there as much anymore. My family and I got a lot out of the city and My girls and I did about all the "Free Friday" things in the summer.
You're welcome. I was overly excited to see this thing, a real RELIC! I didn't know you were in Boston part time!
Hey, follow me on Instagram - I occasionally post CBG builds and would love your feedback.
That's better than the Samurai armor I took my girls to see last summer. Too bad I'm not still living part-time in Boston or I'd want to take a look too.
Thanks for sharing with us.