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Electric bass guitar

(German, born in 1972)
2016
Object PlaceDeidesheim, Germany
Medium/TechniqueAlder, maple, ebony, carbon graphite
DimensionsOverall: 107.5 x 33 x 5 cm (42 5/16 x 13 x 1 15/16 in.)
Case: 114.3 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm (45 x 20 x 10 in.)
Credit LineGift of Gianluca Girard in honor of his parents
Accession number2016.410
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ClassificationsMusical instruments
InscriptionsSerial number: 1626
Provenance2016, made by Jens Ritter, Deidesheim, Germany for Gianluca Girard, Boston; 2016, gift of Girard to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 28, 2016)
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