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Attributed to Gilles Lot French
The galoubet provided melody and rhythmic accompaniment for dancing. A musician could operate it with one hand and with the other play a drum or tambourin de béarn, a dulcimer with strings that were struck with a beater to create a drone. Alternate tuning joints enabled the galoubet to play in tune with other instruments.
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Title: Galoubet
Maker:
Attributed to Gilles Lot (French, La Couture 1721–1775 Paris)
Date: ca. 1770
Geography: Paris, France
Culture: French
Medium: Ivory, leather
Dimensions:
11 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (27.9 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Length (a): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Length (b): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Length (c): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Length (d): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Length (e): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Length (f): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Aerophone
Credit Line: Purchase, Robert Alonzo Lehman Bequest, 2008
Object Number: 2008.341a–j
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