Violin owned by Bo Diddley

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A violin owned by Bo Diddley. The violin is mainly composed of wood with a dark brown finish. The tuning pegs, neck, bridge, tailpiece, and chinrest are black. The chinrest is located on the player’s proper left side. A label on the inside of the violin’s body reads, [Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis/ Faciebat Anno 1716 / Original-Copie von Gebrüder Wolff in Kreuznach 1886].

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