Harpo-lyre

André Augustin Chevrier

ca. 1830 · Spruce, walnut, ormolu · Musical Instruments

This three-necked instrument features a central neck tuned like a conventional guitar (E-A-d-g-b-e'), plus a neck on the left tuned chromatically (A-B flat-B-c-d flat-d-e flat) and one on the right tuned diatonically (c'-d'-e'-f'-g'-a'-b'-c2). The back and sides are of figured walnut. Ormolu (mercury-gilded brass) mounts decorate the yoke of the guitar.

Artist

André Augustin Chevrier

Date

ca. 1830

Medium

Spruce, walnut, ormolu

Culture

French

Department

Musical Instruments

Credit line

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassilly Gift, 1992