Photograph
Otto Rindlisbacher with Hardanger Fiddle
| Otto Rindlisbacher, folk singer and maker of stringed instruments, and violin collection, sitting in his shop holding a Hardanger fiddle. Caption at bottom reads: "'The Buckhorn' Rice Lake." |
| Image ID: | 25413 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 15 1941 |
| Creator Name: | Stratman-Thomas, Helene |
| City: | Rice Lake |
| County: | Barron |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin folk singers photographs, 1940-1941, 1946 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2907 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| From hfaa.org on 10/15/07: "The Hardanger fiddle (in Norwegian, hardingfele) is often called the national instrument of Norway. It is similar to the violin and each one is a handmade work of art. A typical hardingfele is beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay and black pen-and-ink drawings, called rosing. It is topped with a carved head of a maiden (see photo below) or, more frequently, of an animal, usually a lion. Its most distinguishing feature is the four or five sympathetic strings that run underneath the fingerboard and add echoing overtones to the sound." |
| Musical instruments |
| Musicians |
| Singers |
| Clothing and dress |
| Indoor photography |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Music stores |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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