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THE L

This instrument features:

-Five octave range with rosewood bars, 4 1/3 of which are reclaimed and retuned
-Michigan hard maple frame
-A barn wood laminate main beam; the barn wood was salvaged from a demolished barn in Eaton Rapids, MI that was built in 1890
-End pieces supported by rocking chair spindles salvaged from old and unused rocking chairs
-Slide in rails that split into two pieces to facilitate transportation and easy set up
-Aluminum resonators
-Homemade posts

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