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Subject:	Looking for Hatfield-McCoy "feudin' fiddle"
From:	Shrine to Music Museum <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:07:15 -0500
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We are trying to determine the whereabouts of an unusual item, the
"feudin' fiddle" used in the Hatfield-McCoy feuds.  It is a playable
violin with a built-in .44 calibre gun which fits into the violin's neck.
The muzzle is set flush with the end of the scroll.

We know that it was owned by the Hatfield family for some 75 years until
it was sold to a private collector, a Dr. William A. Irwin, ca. 1954.

If anyone knows the whereabouts of this violin/gun or the previous owner,
please contact us by email at [log in to unmask]

Thank you very much!

America's Shrine to Music Museum
The University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street
Vermillion, SD  57069

Phone:  605-677-5306
Fax:    605-677-5073
Museum email:  [log in to unmask]
Museum Website:  http://www.usd.edu/smm

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