Guitar, ca. 1755–60, Barcelona, Spain, Spanish, Pine top, figured maple back and sides, rosewood binding, ivory nut, rosewood, mastic, and mother-of-pearl inlaid decoration, Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, José Massague (Spanish, Barcelona 1690–1764 Barcelona), The most distinctive feature of this guitar is the inlaid ‘wave’ on the fingerboard head stock made of rosewood and accented by small pieces of mother-of-pearl. This motif can be found on other instruments by Massague including a bandurria at the Musée de la musique in Paris and another guitar located at the Museu de la música in Barcelona
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Guitar, ca, 1755–60, Barcelona, Spain, Spanish, Pine top, figured maple back, sides, rosewood binding, ivory nut, rosewood, mastic, mother, pearl inlaid decoration, Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted, José Massague, 1690–1764, distinctive feature, guitar, inlaid ‘wave, fingerboard head stock, accented, small pieces, pearl, motif, instruments, Massague, bandurria, Musée de, la, musique, Paris, another guitar, located, Museu, música
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