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Harpo-lyre (ca.1830), André Augustin Chevrier, The Met, NYC 

Harpo-lyre
André Augustin Chevrier 

Accession Number: 1992.117.1, .2
Date:		  ca. 1830
Geography:	  Mirecourt, France
Medium: 	  Spruce, walnut, ormolu
Dimensions:	  Total L. approx. 99 cm (39 in.);
		  String L. (center) 65 cm (25 9/16 in.);
		  String L. (sides) 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Classification:  Chordophone-Lute
Credit Line:	  Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassilly Gift, 1992

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 684
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  • André Augustin Chevrier (circa 1830
    date QS:P,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    ). [1992.117.1, .2] Harpo-lyre. Mirecourt, France.
    "​ Maker: André Augustin Chevrier (French, Mirecourt active 1820–1842 Brussels) ",
    "​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. "

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