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American Guitar
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This guitar was made by an unknown maker in the United States in 1854. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top and rosewood back and sides. This guitar was submitted for patent by William B. Tilton in 1854. The patent is for a device which is attached at the foot of the guitar to stretch the strings for improved sound production (U.S. Patent #10380).
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineAmerican Guitar. 1854. National Museum of American History. CC0.
