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- Violin by Nicola Gagliano, 1735 - Nicola Gagliano's violins were inspired by the work of his father Alessandro Gagliano and master violinmaker Antonio Stradivari. Henry Ford purchased this Gagliano violin in the 1920s through Ole H. Bryant, a Boston violinmaker who served as principal repairer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This violin is said to have been once owned by a young Arthur Fielder, later conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
- 1735
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Violin by Nicola Gagliano, 1735
Nicola Gagliano's violins were inspired by the work of his father Alessandro Gagliano and master violinmaker Antonio Stradivari. Henry Ford purchased this Gagliano violin in the 1920s through Ole H. Bryant, a Boston violinmaker who served as principal repairer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This violin is said to have been once owned by a young Arthur Fielder, later conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra.
- Violin, Made from Parts of Model T Touring Car, 1932 - Henry Ford often received special gifts from ordinary people. Clay Speegle, an Alabama farmer, made this violin entirety out of parts from a discarded 1923 Ford Model T touring car. It took Speegle about 30 days to create this violin in his spare time. Combining Ford's love of violins with his car that changed the world--it's a quite appropriate gift for Henry Ford.
- 1932
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Violin, Made from Parts of Model T Touring Car, 1932
Henry Ford often received special gifts from ordinary people. Clay Speegle, an Alabama farmer, made this violin entirety out of parts from a discarded 1923 Ford Model T touring car. It took Speegle about 30 days to create this violin in his spare time. Combining Ford's love of violins with his car that changed the world--it's a quite appropriate gift for Henry Ford.
- Violin by Carlo Bergonzi, 1740 - In the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased several exquisite Italian violins, including this one by Carlo Bergonzi. Bergonzi's violins are prized for their powerful, yet sweet tone. This 1740 violin--one of the finest examples of Bergonzi's work--was owned by William Ackroyd from 1915 to about 1922. Ackroyd was the violin master at the Harrow School, a renowned school for boys located in London.
- 1740
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Violin by Carlo Bergonzi, 1740
In the 1920s, Henry Ford purchased several exquisite Italian violins, including this one by Carlo Bergonzi. Bergonzi's violins are prized for their powerful, yet sweet tone. This 1740 violin--one of the finest examples of Bergonzi's work--was owned by William Ackroyd from 1915 to about 1922. Ackroyd was the violin master at the Harrow School, a renowned school for boys located in London.
- Violin Used by Conrad Ambrose Hoffman -
- 1793
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Violin Used by Conrad Ambrose Hoffman
- Mandolin Guitar, circa 1923 -
- circa 1923
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Mandolin Guitar, circa 1923
- Dulcimer, circa 1860 -
- circa 1860
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Dulcimer, circa 1860
- Folk Fiddle, 1850-1920 -
- 1850-1920
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Folk Fiddle, 1850-1920
- Henry Ford's First Violin, 1880-1900 - Henry Ford loved music-especially the fiddle tunes he enjoyed at the country dances of his youth. As a young man, Ford bought this inexpensive fiddle and learned to play it a bit. Though he was never able to play as well as he would have wished, Ford's love of the fiddle and rural dance music remained with him throughout his life.
- 1880-1900
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Henry Ford's First Violin, 1880-1900
Henry Ford loved music-especially the fiddle tunes he enjoyed at the country dances of his youth. As a young man, Ford bought this inexpensive fiddle and learned to play it a bit. Though he was never able to play as well as he would have wished, Ford's love of the fiddle and rural dance music remained with him throughout his life.
- Banjo by Samuel Swaim Stewart, circa 1890 - This iconic American instrument had its roots in the stringed instruments played by free and enslaved African Americans living in colonial America. By the 1890s, the banjo was firmly ensconced into American popular culture.
- circa 1890
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Banjo by Samuel Swaim Stewart, circa 1890
This iconic American instrument had its roots in the stringed instruments played by free and enslaved African Americans living in colonial America. By the 1890s, the banjo was firmly ensconced into American popular culture.
- Cimbalom - The cimbalom is a large concert dulcimer developed in Hungary about 1870. William Hallup played this cimbalom in Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra for over twenty years. In 1924, as Ford was putting together an orchestra to play music for his old-fashioned dances, Henry Ford recruited Hallup, a Cleveland, Ohio, musician of Hungarian descent, to join the group.
- circa 1900
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Cimbalom
The cimbalom is a large concert dulcimer developed in Hungary about 1870. William Hallup played this cimbalom in Henry Ford's Old Time Orchestra for over twenty years. In 1924, as Ford was putting together an orchestra to play music for his old-fashioned dances, Henry Ford recruited Hallup, a Cleveland, Ohio, musician of Hungarian descent, to join the group.