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 numberOSHTL2016.045.01
OriginHogscald Hollow, Arkansas
MediumWood, Metal, Bone
Dimensions22 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (57.2 × 21.6 × 7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from Magdalena Stilley
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    DescriptionA red fiddle created by Ed Stilley. It has two sound holes on the upper bout of the body. The fiddle has an open head whereas the tuning pegs mechanisms are visibly seen. The fiddle has two S-shaped holes that mimic F-holes on a violin located under the bridge. A dinner fork and spring are located inside the fiddle.

    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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