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Swedish Double-decker
Double-decker or Dubbelplansfiol is a recent and colloquial name of the dominant variant of preserved Swedish violins with sympathetic strings; what they were called when they originated in the 18th century is not known. The Swedish collector of musical instruments Daniel Fryklund writes in 1921 that "In Sweden, the author has found several Viola d'amore, violini d'amore of a peculiar type with 4 strings and 8 resonance strings, of which the later are attached to small pegs, which are placed behind the larger screws for the playing strings in a pegbox which is extended backwards and such an arrangement of the pegs is not observed by the author on any other violin". Thus, Fryklund suggests it is a specific instrument type typical for Sweden, but since he only has observed five instruments he does not conclude it and calls it with the more unspecific name violino d'amore. Today more specimens have been found and out of 27 preserved Swedish violins with sympathetic strings in total, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double-decker Hans Severin Nyberg Front
A double-decker is a vehicle that has two levels for passengers or cargo, one deck (building), deck above the other. Such vehicles include: * Aerial tramway * Bilevel rail car a rail passenger vehicle consisting of 2 levels * Bombardier BiLevel Coach * Bombardier MultiLevel Coach * Dome car * Double-deck aircraft * Double-deck elevator * Double-decker bus * Double-decker tram * Superliner (railcar) * Autorack (US) or car transporter (UK), a railway vehicle for transporting cars or other road vehicles * Car carrier trailer or auto carrier, a road trailer for transporting cars or other road vehicles * Two-decker is a sailing ship with 2 decks armed with cannon. A double-decker may also refer to: * Double Decker (chocolate bar) * Double-decker sandwich, such as a club sandwich or Dagwood sandwich, with two layers of meat and condiments sandwiched between three pieces of bread * A multi-level roadway such as Multilevel streets in Chicago, those found in Chicago * A bridge#Double-decker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
