Category:Harp Guitar (ca. 1915) by Luigi Mozzani, Cento, Italy. MET 2008.356a, b

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  • Luigi Mozzani (ca. 1915). [2008.356a, b] "Chitarra-Lyra a Due Bracci" model. Cento, Italy. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, since 2008, Accession Number: 2008.356a, b , ObjectID: 506052.
    "​ Maker: Luigi Mozzani (Italian, Faenza 1869–1943 Rovereto) ",
    "​ Dimensions: 33 × 17 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (83.8 × 44.4 × 6.7 cm) ",
    "​ [Description] This unusual looking instrument was named by its maker the chitarra lyra a due bracci (double-armed lyre-guitar). It was based on the design of guitars built in the 1840s by Friedrich Schenk of Vienna. The unusual "arms" (so-called by Mozzani) join at the top around the headstock. The entire body, including the arms, are hollow.The neck is free from the body and held in place by six metal bolts (three at the heel and three at the headstock). The bolts can be reached, and adjusted, through holes in the back of the instrument. This mechanism was patented by Mozzani in 1912. "
    • Chitarra-Lyra, or Harp Guitar, 1915. Guitar Heroes — Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York, February 9-July 4, 2011 (blog.metmuseum.org). The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2011).
      "​The chitarra-lyra was a type built by the luthier Luigi Mozzani in Cento in the early twentieth century. Mozzani, a noted guitarist, copied the form from the earlier builder Friedrich Schenk, who made similar instruments as early as the 1830s. This remarkable instrument has six strings over a fretted fingerboard with three open bass strings. The floating fingerboard can be adjusted with screws that are accessible from the back of the instrument. Mozzani was the instructor of the luthier Mario Maccaferri, who would later own this guitar. "

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