Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley

 
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Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley
Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley
Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley
Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley

Fiddle, Four String - Ed Stilley

Object numberOSHTL2016.038.01
OriginHogscald Hollow, Arkansas
MediumWood, Metal, Bone
Dimensions27 1/2 × 8 × 3 in. (69.9 × 20.3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Ed Stilley
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    DescriptionA brown fiddle with a more sqaure-ish shaped sound hole. There are two S-shaped holes that mimic F-holes on a violin above the sound hole. "Have Faith in God" is carved in the middle of the S-shaped holes under the bridge and saddle on the upper bout. Inside are chainsaw parts and a coil spring.

    Ed made this fiddle for his wife, Eliza. He made this guitar during his Middle Period.

    Ed Stilley was born in 1930 in Hogscald Hollow, Arkansas and grew up in a religious household. He married Eliza Miller in 1959, and they had five children. Ed worked as a farmer at his Ozark homestead to support his family and continued his preaching. In 1979, Ed began making musical instruments to give to children. With no formal training Ed made his instruments with simple hand tools, wood scraps, and items such as pot lids, springs, and saw blades. Over the course of twenty-five years Ed has made two-hundred one-of-a-kind instruments including guitars, fiddles, dulcimers, and banjos.
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