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This thumb piano is constructed in the same manner as M01-01 (see file for more details). It has eleven tongues that are laid vertically across the width of the instrument. Like M01-01, three horizontal elements support the tongues so that they are secure and are taut for plucking. There is also a thin, metal rod inserted inside the bottom end of the thumb piano. This rod is threaded with seven beads and three washers. Unlike M01-01, this instrument is etched with a triangle-base pattern that spreads over the lower third of all four sides of the wood chamber.

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wood, metal, wire, beads, wood wood, metal, wire, beads, wood
height / width / depth: 25.20 x 17.10 x 4.30 cm; 9.92 x 6.73 x 1.69 in.
Gift from the Estate of Neil Stewart Beaton 2001 Gift from the Estate of Neil Stewart Beaton 2001
M01-002

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