| # 3257 | Louis Panormo, London - England | An early romantic guitar by Louis Panormo bearing the original label: # 5XX, Panormo, Fecit Anno 1825, London, 26 High Street, Bloomsbury. Spruce top (repaired cracks), solid sycamore back and sides (wormholes repaired), ebony veneered neck and repaired peg head with six original pegs, one damaged. Rosewood fingerboard with light bone frets and nut, ebony bridge with light bone saddle, no fan bracing. Good straight neck, medium high action. Comes in wooden coffin case.
Measurements:
- total length 89.9 cm
- scale 63.7 cm - body length 43 cm
- upper bout 20.9 cm
- middle bout 15 cm
- lower bout 27.9 cm
- lowest rim 7.7 cm
- highest rim 8.7 cm
- nut 4.8 cm. For Sale Now For more information and pictures, please contact us by e-mail: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com |
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| # 3259 | Edgar Light, London - England | An extremly well preserved lyra guitar bearing the original inscription in gold ink: E. Light, Inventor of the British Lute, 38 Berners Street, London, No 8. All the mechanical parts work and are in very good condition, plays good and the overall condition is astonishing. The entire body and harp attachment are made from ebonized wood with decorations in gold paint, the rosette is also in good condition. 15 strings, 8 stoppers to change the tuning.
Measurements:
- total length 80 cm
- scale 59.9 to 25.3 cm
- body length 39.4 cm
- upper bout 23.3 cm
- lower bout 32.9 cm
- lowest rim 6.5 cm
- highest rim 11 cm For sale at: 12Fret.com in Toronto, Canada, Tel. 416-423-2132 |
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| CA$ 4'475.00 | antique Lyra Guitar around 1790 | ||||||||
| # 3268 | Nicolas aine, - France | A good 5 course baroque guitar bearing the original stamp of the maker written in a triangle: "A LA VILLE DE CREMONNE, D. NICOLAS AINE" (Mirecourt 1757-1833). The stamp is not fully readable because of a back repair cleat that was put over part of the stamp: Spruce top with some repaired cracks and worm runs, bindings and rosette edged with mother-of-pearl and ebony, solid fruit wood back and sides both with some repaired cracks, original neck and peg head for 10 pegs, 5 original pegs, 4 of the peg holes were closed to play the guitar with 6 strings, ebony fingerboard with ivory frets and mother-of-pearl bindings, non original ebony bridge to change from 10 to 6 strings. This guitar can be converted back to a 5 course guitar. The neck is almost straight with a high action because of neck angle, needs a neck reset. Comes in an 18th century wooden coffin case.
Measurements:
- total length 92.7 cm
- scale 62.5 cm
- body length 44.1 cm
- upper bout 21.4 cm
- middle bout 7.8 cm
- lower bout 26.3 cm
- lowest rim 8.3 cm
- highest rim 9.3 cm
- nut 4.3 cm For Sale Now For more information and pictures, please contact us by e-mail: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com |
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| US$ 6'750.00 | 5 Course Baroque Guitar around 1770 | ||||||||
| # 3200 | Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy | An early example of an Neapolitan guitar bearing the original label: Gennaro Fabricatore, Anno 1806, Napoli, Strada S. Giacomo M. 20. Stained maple back and sides with some repaired cracks, spruce top, back of the neck interspersed with bone stripes, needs a neck reset - not playable as is, ebony fingerboard with bone frets, bone nut, ebony bridge with ebony flower decorations on both ends and bone saddle. Needs restoration. Measurements:
- total length 8.5 cm
- scale 63.7 cm
- body length 44.2 cm
- upper bout 22 cm
- middle bout 15.6 cm
- lower bout 28 cm
- lowest rim 6.4 cm
- highest rim 8.2 cm
- nut 4.2 cm For Sale Now For more information and pictures, please contact us by e-mail: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com |
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| US$ 5'850.00 | Romantic Guitar dated 1806 | ||||||||
| # JG1 | H. Derazey - France | A beautifully inlaid French Mirecourt guitar by the master violin and guitar maker Honore Derazey (1794-1883) This specimen dates circa 1831 and was likely Derazey’s personal work as his studio made guitars bore a paper label while his personal work was seldom labeled but rather branded in a very simple manner “H Derazey”. This guitar portrays Derazey’s experimental attempt to adapt the violin style adjustable pin bridge to the guitar and was an interesting departure from tradition and an important part of French guitar making history. It has a spruce top with birds eye maple back and sides ivory binding and an ebonized neck. It has extensive and intricate floral mother of pearl inlays at body edge, head and rosette. Original German silver tuning gear sets with ivory shafts and fan carved mother of pearl tuners. Very playable with a straight neck and good neck angle. Well repaired and stabilized hairline cracks in top at edge of fingerboard and in bridge area. Fingerboard looks to have been restored or replaced at some point in time for frets and board are in excellent condition with no valleys or wear. No cracks or separations in sides or back and has the original shellac finish. |
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| # D1 | Anonymous - Germany or Austria | This beautiful antique romantic guitar has no label inside but should have been built around 1830, probably in Germany or Austria (maybe Vienna). It has been restored sometime ago and a few cracks on the top and a smaller damage at a body side have been repaired. The guitar is in a very good looking and well playable condition and has a nice sound. The neck is straight. All parts (besides the fret wires) seem to be original. The top is made of spruce and has nice wooden ornamentations. Back and sides are made of flamed maple. The fingerboard made of ebony is decorated with a mother of pearl inlay showing a flower. Machine heads and tuning keys are of brass, the tuning pegs seems to be ivory. The length of the guitar is 36.5" (93cm), the body is 17.5" (45 cm) long and 11.5" (30 cm) wide, the scale length is 24.5" (62 cm). |
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| US$ 2'500.00 SOLD |
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| # D2 | Baum - Germany |
This antique romantic guitar has inside a hand written label which names the maker (T. Baum) and the date of building (1845). I have no further information about the luthier, but think the guitar has been built in Germany. The guitar is restored and in a very good looking and well playable condition. The neck is straight. Some cracks on the top and smaller damages at the sides have been repaired. The guitar has nice wooden inlays around the soundhole and besides the bridge. Bridge and wooden tuning pegs are original, as well as the fingerboard, which still has frets made of ivory or bone. The soundboard is made of spruce. I'm not sure, if back and sides are maple or if it's a similar wood. The length of the guitar is 36" (92cm), the body is 17.5" (45 cm) long and 11.5" (29 cm) wide, the scale length is 24" (61 cm). For more information and pictures please contact the seller directly: staufferguitars@web.de |
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| US$ 2'200.00 | Romantic Guitar dated 1845 | ||||||||
| # 3208 | Blehee Mangin, Paris - France | A good original French romantic guitar stamped: Blehee Mangin. Narrow grained spruce top with repaired cracks and small worm run, special quality rosewood over fruitwood laminated back, solid special quality rosewood sides with several repaired cracks, bone and ebony bindings, good ebony veneered neck and peghead, 6 ebony pegs, good action, ebony fingerboard and bridge, good frets, bone saddle and nut, original ebony pegs. The action is fairly low, but is at its lowest possible, because bridge has been lowered, needs restoration to be playable, also there is some noise coming from the top, sounds like a loose brace under the bridge. Good strong dark sound with lots of midrange. Measurements: - total length 94.5 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 45.7 cm - upper bout 22.5 cm - middle bout 16 cm - lower bout 29.2 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.6 cm |
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Romantic Guitar around 1820 | ||||||||
| # D3 | Anonymous - Germany | This rare guitar lute has no label inside and I don't know its real age, but it should have been built around 1920, probably in Germany. The lute has a beautifully carved rosette and the top is richly decorated with wooden and bone inlays around the soundhole and at the rim. It has a rounded body with 41 fluted ribs and also bone and wooden inlays at its rim. The headstock ends in a carved flower. It has a slightly scalloped fingerboard. The top is made of spruce but I don't know which kind of wood is used for the ribs. The lute is tuned and can be played like a normal 6-string guitar. It is in a really good looking and well playable condition and just has smaller signs of age and a crack at the soundboard, which is repaired. The guitar lute comes with its original case. The length of the lute is 38" (96.5 cm), the body is 20" (51 cm) long and 12.5" (32 cm) wide, the scale length is 24.5" (62 cm). |
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Guitar Lute around 1920 | ||||||||
| # 3206 | Francois Bastien, Paris - France | A good French romantic guitar bearing the original stamp: F. Bastian, Paris. Spruce top with repaired cracks, maple or sycamore back and sides with repaired cracks, nearly straight ebonized neck with low bone frets, ebony section of the fingerboard is likely later, bone nut, ebonized peghead with 6 ebony pegs, bridge likely replaced. Binding and back lose at the lower right side. The guitar needs restoration, neck angle is good, therefore the action is fine. A similar guitar is exhibited in the Musée Instrumental in Nice, France. Measurements: scale length 639mm, back length 424mm, body depth 79. |
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| # 2064 | Anonymous - France | A French romantic guitar from around 1860 in good original condition with a dedication on the top for H. Sandreuter, written in ink: K. de Marquais a son cher H. Sandreuter, Bale 1893 or 1873 ?. Good original condition, solid spruce top, solid stained maple back and sides, open centerseam at the top of the guitar, slightly flamed, original peghead with non original pegs. Needs some restoration, good action but frets need some attention, should be easy to make this romantic guitar playable. Measurements: - total length 92.5 cm - scale 62.5 cm - body length 44.3 cm - upper bout 24.8 cm - middle bout 17.5 cm - lower bout 31 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.6 cm. |
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| # 6 (Antonio) | Blaise Mast, Paris - France | Perfect condition. Fully playable.
Branded inside "Blaise Mast a Paris".
One very well repaired hairline crack in the side. Please contact seller directly: torresguitar@hotmail.com |
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| € 3'500 | Romantic Guitar around 1830 | ||||||||
| # 2 (Antonio) | Marcard, Paris - France | Perfect condition. Fully playable.
Branded inside "Marcard a Paris".
One very well repaired hairline crack in the top. Please contact seller directly: torresguitar@hotmail.com |
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| € 3'500 | Romantic Guitar around 1830 | ||||||||
| # 5 (Raymond) | Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France | Laprevotte built three types of guitars. This is a model with a peg head. The guitar has been restored to its origional state and is in excellent condition. Based on the address on the label, this would be one of the earliest models from the early 1830s. Birdseye maple back from one carved solid piece, one piece back, sides of birdseye maple, Swiss spruce top, mahogany neck and head. Please contact seller directly: raymond@lacote.com.au |
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| US$ 17'000.00 | Romantic Guitar around 1831-34 | ||||||||
| # 3 (Raymond) | Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy | Giovanni Battista Fabricatore continued building his six stringed guitars into the
beginnings of the 19th century. This example has been left in its
complete original state without any restoration. Except for the
bridge, the entire guitar is in original condition. It is in need of
restoration, but sometimes, important instruments such as this one
should be left alone. The date is also important as this guitar is a
link between the 18th and 19th centuries. One other model of the same
date exists at the Museu di Basilea. Fruitwood back and sides stained
black and a two piece spruce top. Please contact seller directly: raymond@lacote.com.au |
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| US$ 17'000.00 | Romantic Guitar dated 1800 | ||||||||
| # 3 (Marc) | Joseph PONS | A very interesting guitar by Joseph PONS circa 1830 - with a hand signature of Guillaume Martin. Scale length 649mm,
length of back 452mm, upper rib depth 66mm, lower rib depth 68mm. A
certificate of authenticity by romantic guitar experts is available. For more information, please contact the seller directly. E-mail: contact@romantic-guitars.com Web site: Romantic-Guitars.com Marc Scialom 430 route de la Rappe F-74380 Lucinges Telephone: +33 450 43 33 44 |
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| € 11'000.00 | Romantic Guitar around 1830 | ||||||||
| # 1 (Raymond) | Panormo, London - England for Huerta | This guitar of Brazilian rosewood and spruce once belonged to Panormo's
son-in-law, Huerta. It not only belonged to Huerta, but it was also his
playing instrument. The guitar has a hand written label stating the
guitar was made for Panormo's son-in-law: A.F. Huerta. According to
James Westbrook, author of "The century that shaped the guitar" this
label was put into the guitar in the 1860's by Edward Panormo who in
turn sold the guitar. According to Westbrook, "The soundboard used for
this guitar is certainly of older stock, possibly that 'exceptional'
soundboard that a luthier reserves for a special client. The
dendrochronology results dated the spruce soundboard at 1764 - 1765."
This could easily have been some of his father stock "Vincenzo
Panormo". The other interesting part to this guitar is the flush
soundboard, definitely a special made guitar, as Panormo made almost
all of his guitars with a standard fingerboard. "Madame Pelzer
reiterates the fact that Panormo did make special one off guitars for
clients" this being one of them. "She also states that a handsome
inlaid instrument made especially by Panormo was presented as a gift to
Sor", like the other Panormo in this collection. This guitar has been
published in "James Westbrook, The Century That Shaped the Guitar". Please contact seller directly: raymond@lacote.com.au |
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| US$ 16'000.00 | Romantic Guitar dated 1828 | ||||||||
| # 1 (Marc) | Boulanger - France | A rare and beautiful romantic guitar by Boulanger with arched top and back in perfect condition. Très belle guitare de Boulanger 1840. La table et le dos sont bombés. For more information, please contact the seller directly. E-mail: contact@romantic-guitars.com Web site: Romantic-Guitars.com Marc Scialom 430 route de la Rappe F-74380 Lucinges Telephone: +33 450 43 33 44 |
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| Euros 7'500.00 | French Romantic Guitar dated 1840 | ||||||||
| # 3260 | Rene Lacote, Paris - France | A good and important French romantic guitar in playable condition, bearing the original label: Lacote a Paris, annee 1825. Spruce top with several repaired cracks, Spruce back veneered with Brazilian rosewood with several repaired cracks, solid Brazilian rosewood sides with several repaired cracks, ebony veneered neck and headstock, machine heads with brass and ivory tuners, head stamped: Lacote Paris. Head was changed from peghead to machinehead, the outline of the original peg holes are visible. Ebony fingerboard with ivory frets and nut, ebony bridge and ivory saddle. Comes in original wooden coffin case. Straight neck, medium high action, repair label by Schill in Lucern, Switzerland, ca. 1880. Measurements: - total length 90.4 cm - scale 62.8 cm - body length 43.9 cm - upper bout 23.1 cm - middle bout 16.6 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.7 cm - nut 4.6 cm |
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| US$ 15'000.00 SOLD |
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| # 3180 | G. L. Panormo, London - England | A good and playable English guitar bearing the original label: G. L. Panormo, London 1864. Spruce top with small repaired hairline crack, solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck and head, brass machine heads stamped: Baker with ivory tuners, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory nut. Unreal original condition, perfect straight neck, low action, a real player. In luxurious original coffin case. Measurements: - total length 93.5 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 24.3 cm - middle bout 8.4 cm - lower bout 30.3 cm - lowest rim 9 cm - highest rim 10 cm - nut 4.8 cm |
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| US$ 12'000.00 SOLD |
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| # 3307 | Damianos - France | Early example of an french lyra guitar bearing the original label: Damianos. Flamed maple back and sides, spruce top with mother of pearl inlays around the soundhole, ebony neck and peghead for six ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with ebony nut, ebony and mother of pearl bridge, earlier top repair under the bridge. Measurements: - total length 79 cm - scale 55.7 cm - body length 55.7 cm - upper bout cm - middle bout 33.,5 cm - lower bout cm - lowest rim 7 cm - highest rim 8.7 cm - nut 4.6 cm |
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| US$ 2'500.00 SOLD |
Lyra Guitar around 1835 | ||||||||
| # 3112 | Anonymous - French | A good French romantic guitar of the Lacote School in playable condition. Spruce top has no cracks, solid flamed maple back with several professionally repaired cracks, solid flamed maple sides without cracks, ebony veneered neck and peghead with 6 original pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, metal frets, ivory nut and saddle, good straight neck with medium high action. Measurements: - total length 93.9 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 44.7 cm - upper bout 21.8 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 28.8 cm - lowest rim 7.1 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4.7 cm |
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| US$ 1'800.00 SOLD |
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| # 3293 | Panormo, London - England | A good original English romantic guitar in the Spanish style bearing the original (non fecit) dated label: Louis Panormo, #20XX, London, 1832. Brazilian rosewood back and sides, spruce top, 7 fan braces, mahogany neck and head, brass machine heads with ivory tuners stamped: Baker, ebony fingerboard with good original frets and ivory nut, ebony bridge inlayed with mother of pearl. The guitar is firm with a very straight neck, good sound, 4 repaired hairline cracks in the top, 2 repaired hairline cracks in the back, bottom end of the back is loose and needs to be reglued to the sides. In unusual nice, original Panormo wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 93.3 cm - scale 63.3 cm - body length 45.4 cm - upper bout 22.7 cm - middle bout 17.5 cm - lower bout 28.7 cm - lowest rim 8.8 cm - highest rim 9.7 cm - nut 4.6 cm |
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| # 2217 | Preston, London, England | Stamped on the back of the head: Preston London. Spruce top with several repaired hairline cracks with painted purfling, ivory ebony and stained fruitwood rosette, flamed maple back with one repaired crack (5 cm) and painted purfling, flamed maple sides with one hairline crack (2 cm), flamed maple neck and peg head with brass enclosed machine head, machine head stamped: Preston Inventor, top of the head repaired and has an ivory and ebony square plaque, ebony finger board with an ivory nut and 12 brass frets, brass and ebony capo, ebony and ivory bridge non original, total length 68 cm, scale 43, width 29.2 cm, depth at the neck joint 5.3 cm, depth at the bottom 7.4 cm, nut 4.8 cm. |
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| # 3299 | Panormo, London - England | An early romantic guitar in very nice condition bearing the original label: Panormo, Fecit Anno 1827, London, 26 High St., Bloomsbury. Flamed maple back and sides, spruce top with one repaired crack, ebonized neck, ebonized headstock with rosewood faceplate (cracked at the top) and brass machine heads with ivory tuners stamped: RANCE. Ebony fingerboard with good frets and ivory nut, neck slightly bent, ebony bridge with ivory dot markers on both ends and ivoy saddle, 5 old worm holes in top and back. |
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| # 2250 | Johann Christian Hoffmann - Germany | This is a unique chance to buy one of the rarest musical instruments: a lute by Johann Christian
Hoffmann dated 1733, bearing the original label: Joh. Christian Hoffmann, Königlich und Churf ?????, ????? Hoff Instrument und, ????? ????? 1733. Measurements: Overall length - 86.5 cm Length of table - 49.3 cm Length of body - 50.8 cm Width of body - 33.1 cm Depth of body - 14.2 cm Length of neck - 23.7 cm Length of peg head - 23.2 cm > Width of neck at the nut - 5.4 cm Width of neck at the table - 7.4 cm Depth of neck at the nut - 1.9 cm Depth of neck at the table - 2.2 cm Distance bridge - end of table - 14.1 cm Distance bridge - rosette - 12.1 cm Diameter of rosette - 9.1 cm, 11.3 cm with border Width of bridge - 11.3 cm Number of pegs - 10 + 1 Number of strings - 5 x 2 and 1 x 1 Scale - 55.9 cm Angle of head - 125 degree Click on the pictures for close-ups |
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| # 3114 | Claude Humel, Mirecourt - France | A good original French romantic guitar stamped by the maker: Claude Humel a Mirecourt. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl and ivory rosette and bindings, some repaired hairline cracks, Brazilian rosewood over spruce veneered back with ivory bindings, some repaired hairline cracks, solid rosewood sides with minor repair, good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead with 6 non original pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, metal frets and saddle, ebony nut. Measurements: - total length 93.2 cm - scale 62.4 cm - body length 45.7 cm - upper bout 23.5 cm - middle bout 18 cm - lower bout 30.2 cm - lowest rim 7.2 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4.5cm |
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| # 4 (Marc) | Gennaro Fabricatore | Beautiful Terz guitar by Gennaro Fabricatore. Fully restored. Amazing sound and projection for a small guitar. String length: 57.5cm |
 
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| # 3183 | Goulding & Co, London - England | A good and playable English romantic guitar bearing the original label: Goulding & Co., 20, Soho Square, London, No. ?. Spruce top with some repaired hairline cracks, flamed maple back and sides, good straight ebony veneered neck, ebony fingerboard with good ivory frets, ebony veneered peghead for six original pegs, ebony bridge. Measurements: - total length 91.7 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 45.5 cm - upper bout 23.1 cm - middle bout 17.3 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.4 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.4 cm |
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| # 3212 | Petit Jean, Paris - France | A good French romantic guitar in playable condition stamped: Petit Jean a Paris. Spruce top with ivory and ebony bindings and rosette, rosewood back over pine, solid rosewood sides, rosewood veneered neck slightly bent, rosewood veneered peghead with six non original pegs, ebony fingerboard with metal frets and ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle. |
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| # 3223 | Anonymous - Spain | A highly ornamented Spanish romantic guitar made around 1840, in good condition, earlier restauration, bent neck with high action. Rosewood or fruitwood over pine laminated back, rosewood or fruitwood sides with repairs, spruce top with extensive mother of pearl decorations around the edges and the soundhole, ebony fingerboard with good ivory frets, the peghead for six original ebony pegs, ebony bridge with mother of pearl inlays and ivoryy saddle, ivory nut. Measurements: - total length 93.3 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 45.6 cm - upper bout 24.2 cm - middle bout 17.7 cm - lower bout 30.7 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 7.6 cm - nut 4.5 cm |
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| # 3173 | Anonymous, German | An interesting German romantic guitar with a rare double top. Solid spruce top with repaired hairline cracks, second spruce top with several unrepaired cracks, nice bookmached back, spruce veneered sides with several repairs, good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead for six original rosewood pegs, ebony fingerboard with good frets, ebonized bridge. This is one of the earliest double top guitar we came across. Measurements: - total length 84.7 cm - scale 61 cm - body length 40.5 cm - upper bout 21 cm - middle bout 17.4 cm - lower bout 28 cm - lowest rim 6.9 cm - highest rim 7.5 cm - nut 4.8 cm. |
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| # 3111 | C. Boulangier, London - England | A very nice French romantic guitar in playable condition bearing the original label: C. Boulangier, 40 Dean Street, Soho, London. Spruce top with one repaired crack along the center seam from the bridge to the end and some hairline cracks along the finger board, curly birdseye maple back and sides with no cracks at all, ebony veneered neck, ebony veneered head with brass machine heads stamped with a "Crown" and ivory tuners, ebony bridge, ivory nut and saddle, good straight neck with a medium high action. Measurements: - total length 92.3 cm - scale 62.8 cm - body length 44.5 cm - upper bout 24.8 cm - middle bout 18 cm - lower bout 31 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.5 cm - nut 5 cm. |
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| # 004R | Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France | The only other known examples of this model guitar is at the Barcelona Museum (Aguado's guitar) and one at the Paris museum. This was Laprevotte's top model with the enlosed ivory tuners and decorative table. This guitar is in complete original condition. It came from a private collection in Paris where it remained in storage for 40+ years, so the guitar avoided the hands of many potential restorers. This guitar's bracing consist of two long bass bars. Back and sides of figured Satinwood with the back carved from a solid piece. The label has a hand written date of 1844. This date corresponds to Laprevotte's known address at this time. Could this be his hand writing? The photo is of Aguado playing an instrument identical to this one in design, bridge type etc. The etching is a tad elongated making the instrument look slightly longer and thinner. |
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| # 002R | Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France | This is Laprevotte's average model. This guitar was almost certainly owned by an Aguado student. Bird's eye maple back and sides with an oval sound hole. The bridge is original and is of the pre Aguado style, however, there are signs that an Aguado tripodision has been used. The bracing consists of two long bass bars. The address on the label dates this guitar to 1835-37. |
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| # 3147 | Anonymous - France | A good French romantic guitar in astonishing original, playable condition. Spruce top, one piece flamed maple back and sides, neck and peghead laminated with ebony, 6 original boxwood pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge with ivory saddle, ebony nut, good ivory frets, neck sligthly bent, but still playable. This guitar has never been restored. Measurements: - total length 94 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 45.6 cm - upper bout 23.7 cm - middle bout 17.6 cm - lower bout 30.1 cm - lowest rim 7.3 cm - highest rim 7.8 cm - nut 4.4 cm |
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| # 3197 | Anonymous, Spanish | A highly unusual decorated Spanish romantic guitar bearing the sellers label: Metzler London, importers of spanish guitars. Spruce top with applied ebony decorations and mother-of-pearl bindings and rosette, some rosewood or stained fruitwood back and sides, ebony veneered neck , brass machinehead for brass with ivory tuners, the face of the head also decorated in mother-of-pearl, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory nut and saddle, ivory frets (one missing), 3 unrepaired cracks in the top, unrepaired crack in the back, lower front 1 inch of binding missing. Straight neck with good action. |
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| US$ 5'000.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1830 | ||||||||
| # 3110 | Anonymous: French or German | An interesting French or German late baroque guitar in playable condition, possibly converted from 10 strnigs to 6. Spruce top has solid old repairs of various cracks and some wood patches set in, the back and sides are made from solid (not veneered) narrow curly maple or sycamore, ebony veneered neck and peghead for 6 pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, eleven low ivory frets, ivory nut and saddle, scale 65.9 cm, length of back 46.3 cm. |
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| US$ 3'500.00 SOLD |
Converted Late Baroque Guitar, 1770 - 1790 | ||||||||
| # 3158 | Rene Lacote, Paris - France | Bearing the original label: Rue des Martyrs 20, Lacote Luthier, Paris, annee 1864. Spruce top, fancy satinwood back with spruce inner layer, solid satinwood sides, good straight maple neck with ebony fingerboard and good frets, ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle, enclosed machine heads with ivory tuners, one roller with a repair, face of headstock veneered in ebony and stamped: Lacote Paris in gold letters. Comes in original steel traveling case. |
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| US$ 28'000.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar dated 1864 | ||||||||
| # 3102 | Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy | An attractive Italian romantic guitar in playable condition bearing the original label: Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli, anno 1835. Spruce top, flamed maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and headstock, machine heads with 6 brass tuners and brass back coverplate, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory saddle, in top original mahogany coffin case with lock and key and original capotaster in ebony and ivory. |
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| US$ 25'000.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar dated 1835 | ||||||||
| # 3292 | Anonymous, French | A very good French romantic guitar from around 1850, larger than the usual French guitar of that time. Laminated Brazilian rosewood back with repair to the right lower bottom (varnish missing), Brazilian rosewood sides, spruce top, ebony laminated neck and head stock, brass machine heads with ivory tuners stamped: V "Crown" J. Gerard, 50 King St. Good ebony fingerboard with ivory nut, ebony bridge and ivory saddle, good neck, plays nice. |
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| US$ 4'000.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1850 | ||||||||
| # 3225 | Blaise Le Jeune, France | A nice original romantic guitar in playable condition stamped: Blaise Le Jeune. Very good spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back laminated over spruce, solid Brazilian rosewood sides, ebony veneered neck and peg head with 6 ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory saddle and nut. Several unrepaired cracks in the back. Measurements: - total length 94,3 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 22,7 cm - middle bout 17 cm - lower bout 29,5 cm - lowest rim 7,3 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4,5 cm. |
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| US$ 2'800.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1830 | ||||||||
| # 3216 | Anonymous, French | A good early French romantic guitar in playable condition. Spruce top with 2 repaired cracks, solid flamed maple back and sides, ebonized mahogany neck and peghead with six original pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory saddle. Neck is almost straight with good ivory frets and good action. Measurements: - total length 92.8 cm - scale 62.8 cm - body length 44 cm - upper bout 22.8 cm - middle bout 15.5 cm - lower bout 29.9 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.1 cm - nut 4.3 cm |
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| US$ 2'500.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1810 | ||||||||
| # 3202 | Lacote School: French | A good French romantic guitar of the Lacote school in playable condition. Spruce top with a mother-of-pearl oval fingerrest, curly birdseye maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and head, brass machine heads with bone tuners, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory nut and saddle, scale length 62.8 cm, back length 44 cm. |
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| US$ 3'500.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1840 | ||||||||
| # 3189 | Pratten Style: French | A fancy French Pratten style romantic guitar bearing a seller's label: R. & W. Davis, London. Spruce top with fancy mother-of-pearl decorated rosette, ivory and ebony bindings, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ebony veneered neck and Head, brass machine heads with ivory tuners, fancy head faceplate with mother-of-pearl decorations, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge decorated with mother-of-pearl, ivory nut and saddle. |
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| US$ 4'000.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1850 | ||||||||
| # 3152 | A. Lutz & Comp.: Wien - Austria | An interesting Vienna school romantic guitar (Stauffer school) bearing a seller's label: A. Lutz & Comp., Wien, Fleischmarkt 6. Flamed maple back and sides with no cracks, spruce top with 3 repaired cracks, good straight ebonized neck and Stauffer type peghead with 6 non original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with ebony nut and good frets, ebony bridge. Measurements: - total length 92.2 cm - scale 61.5 cm - body length cm - upper bout 24.0 cm - middle bout 19.0 cm - lower bout 31.2 cm - lowest rim 7.0 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm. |
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| US$ 2'500.00 SOLD |
Romantic Vienna Stauffer School Guitar around 1850 | ||||||||
| # 3186 | Attributed to George Manby: London - England | A good English romantic guitar attributed to George Manby London (picture of a George Manby identical to this one is available). Scalopped rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl frets, straight mahogany neck with high action, spruce top with one repaired crack, Brazilian rosewood back and sides with several repaired cracks, ebony bridge, ivory nut and saddle, non original machine heads, purfling with dot inlays. Measurements: - total length 92 cm - scale 63.5 cm - body length 44.5 cm - upper bout 23 cm - middle bout 16 cm - lower bout 30.5 cm - lowest rim 7.5 cm - highest rim 8.6 cm - nut 4.4 cm |
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| US$ 1'500.00 SOLD |
English Romantic Guitar around 1850 | ||||||||
| # 3175 | Jh. Gerard from Paris: London - England | A good French romantic guitar in playable condition bearing the original label: Jh. Gerard, from Paris, Manufacturer of Guitars, Violins, Tenors, Violincellos, Bows and Organs, 50 King Street, Soho Square, London. Spruce top with one hairline crack, Brazilian rosewood veneered spruce back, no cracks, Brazilian rosewood sides, no cracks, iv... and ebony bindings, ebony veneered neck and head, brass machineheads with iv... tuners stamped: G. Rance - G - a crown - R, ebony fingerboard and bridge, iv... saddle. Very firm and in good condition, nearly straight neck with medium high action. Measurements: - total length 90.7 cm - scale 62.7 cm - body length 44 cm - upper bout 25 cm - middle bout 18.8 cm - lower bout 31.7 cm - lowest rim 8.1 cm - highest rim 8.7 cm - nut 4.6 cm |
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| US$ 2'800.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1850 | ||||||||
| # 3199 | Beau: Paris - France | A good, very attractive French romantic guitar in playable condition stamped: Beau. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl decorations along bindings and around the rosette, spruce back veneered with curly maple, solid curly maple sides, ivory bindings, ebony veneered neck and peghead with six original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory saddle, ebony nut, straight neck but high action because of neck angle, good frets. In original wooden coffin case. |
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| US$ 7'500.00 SOLD |
Romantic Guitar around 1820 | ||||||||
| # 3288 | Anonymous: French | A good all original early French romantic guitar from the 1820s. Solid spruce top (several repaired cracks, one open), Brazilian rosewood over spruce laminated back (several repaired cracks), solid Brazilian rosewood sides (several repaired cracks, one open), ebony veneered neck and peghead for six original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with metal frets and ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle. Good neck with medium high action. Nice ivory and ebony bindings and rosette. Measurements: - total length 90.8 cm - scale 62.5 cm - body length 43 cm - upper bout 22.8 cm - middle bout 16.4 cm - lower bout 29.2 cm - lowest rim 7.4 cm - highest rim 8.7 cm - nut 4.6 cm. |
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| US$ 1'800.00 SOLD |
Early Romantic Guitar around 1820 | ||||||||
| # 3327 | Anonymous - French | Very decorative french romantic guitar made around 1850, label got lost, just a tiny part remaining. Spruce top with one small crack near the bridge, Brazilian rosewood laminated over spruce back with tiny hairline cracks in the lamination only, Brazilian rosewood sides with some unrepaired cracks, top with fancy flower decorations of colored mother of pearl inlaid in some kind of dark mastic around the sound hole and the edges, top and back bound in ivory, ebony and mother of pearl bridge with a metal saddle, good ebony veneered neck with playable action, ebony fingerboard with good frets, ebony nut, ebony veneered head with brass and ivory machine heads stamped with a crown. Measurements: - total length 92.8 cm - scale 62.2 cm - body length 43.9 cm - upper bout 23.9 cm - middle bout 17.2 cm - lower bout 29.9 cm - lowest rim 7.7 cm - highest rim 8.4 cm - nut 4.7 cm |
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| US$ 2'000.00 SOLD |
Fancy French Romantic Guitar 1850s | ||||||||
| # 3115 | D & A Roudhloff, Paris, France | A good playable French romantic guitar bearing the original label: D & A Roudhloff from Paris, Manufacturers of Guitars, No 81 Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, London, 1847. Good solid spruce top with two professionally repaired cracks has been refinished, Brazilian rosewood over spruce laminated back with several repaired cracks, solid Brazilian rosewood sides, good straight Brazilian rosewood neck with ebony fingerboard and good frets, ebony headstock with fancy brass and ivory machine heads stamped: "Crown" J. Gerard, 50 King St., ivory nut, later ebony bridge with ivory saddle, action ca. 0.4 cm at the high E string, 0.5 cm at the low E string. Measurements: - total length 92.1 cm - body length 44.2 cm - upper bout 23.8 cm - middle bout 17.2 cm - lower bout 30.5 cm - lowest rim 8.3 cm - highest rim 8.9 cm - nut 4.5 cm |
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| US$ 2'500.00 SOLD |
Romantic guitar dated 1847 | ||||||||
| # 3231 | French Romantic Guitar | A very firm and good French romantic guitar from around the 1840s, the spruce top with a hairline crack not open because of the lamination - barely visible, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, hairline crack in the middle of the back - barely visible - not open because of the lamination, scalloped ebony fingerboard with a small hairline crack at the bottom - barely visible, ebony neck and bridge, probably original frets not sticking out too much, ivory nut and saddle, ivory and brass tuners, a good player with nice action. Total length 92.6 cm, scale 62.3 cm, nut 4.9 cm, upper bout 25.4 cm, middle bout 18.6 cm, lower bout 31.6 cm, length of back 44.4 cm. |
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| US$ 2'000.00 SOLD |
ca. 1840 | ||||||||
| # 43 | Mozzani, Milano - Italy | A rare one armed Harp Guitar with original instruction booklet and original case. |
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| US$ 4'800.00 SOLD |
Harp Guitar around 1880 | ||||||||
| # 3207 | Panormo, London - England | A fine English romantic guitar in the Spanish style bearing the original label: # 439, Panormo Fecit Anno 1826, London 26, Highstreet, Bloomsbury. Flamed maple back and sides, no cracks, spruce top with center seam repair, ebonized neck and head, brass machineheads with ivory tuners made by G. Rance, ebony fingerboard with good ivory frets, ivory nut, ebony and mother of pearl bridge, a good player and in nice condition. Measurements: - total length 91 cm - scale 63.8 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 20.7 cm - middle bout 16.4 cm - lower bout 28.3 cm - lowest rim 7.9 cm - highest rim 9.2 cm - nut 4.7 cm |
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| SOLD | Romantic guitar dated 1826 | ||||||||
| # 3300 | Juan Pages, Cadiz, Spain | A rare 6 course baroque guitar bearing the original label: Juan Pages, Me Hizo en Cadiz, Ano de 1791. Cypress back and sides with repaired cracks, spruce top with repaired cracks, 3 fan braces, mahogany neck with ebony laminated peghead for 12 strings, ebony bridge with fancy ebony decoration, oval fingerrest on the top, rosette inlaid with mother of pearl, in case. Scale 65 cm, body depth 10.8 cm. |
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| SOLD | Baroque guitar dated 1791 | ||||||||
| # 3162 | French Romantic Guitar | A good French romantic guitar from around 1820s, with part of a lable visible but unreadable. Wonderful birdseye maple back and sides, back has one repaired crack (24 cm), side has two repaired cracks (5 and 11 cm), spruce top with a repaired crack (9 cm), it looks like the ebony bridge was replaced, ebony fingerboard and neck, very nice purfling, good large headstock with original ivory and brass tuners by Parker, good frets, beautiful ivory bindings at the top and bottom sides, ivory saddle and nut, some nice mother of pearl inlays, neck is slightly bent, the action at the 12th fret is 6 mm, total length 94 cm, scale 64.5 cm, length of the back 44 cm, upper bout 24.6 cm, lower bout 30 cm, sides 8.2 cm, nut 4.6 cm. |
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| US$ 2'000.00 SOLD |
ca. 1820 | ||||||||
| # 3320 | Lacote, Paris - France | A well preserved french romantic guitar bearing the original label: Rue de Louvoice No 10, Lacote, Luthier à Paris, année 1841. Brazilian rosewood laminated over spruce back with several repaired hairline cracks, Brazilian rosewood sides with several repaired hairline cracks, spruce top with one repaired hairline crack, Brazilian laminated neck and head with ebony faceplate and original Lacote gold stamp, original Lacote metal and ivory machine heads, ebony fingerboard with good metal frets, ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle. Very good straight neck and good action, nice wide fingerboard, plays and feels like a modern guitar, strong sound. In original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 93.2 cm - scale 62.7 cm - body length 44.2 cm - upper bout 22.8 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 29.9 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.6 cm - nut 5.1 cm |
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| SOLD | Romantic Guitar dated 1841 | ||||||||
| # 2248 | Barry, London, England | A good arch lute signed with ink on gold: Light Invet' Barry Maker. The instrument is in unrestored original condition, 7 string neck with some original rosewood pegs, small fingerboard for an 8th string on the right side, ivory frets and saddle, 4 string neck extension with missing saddle, the back of 7 ribs outlined with a golden border, table decorated with gilted flower ornaments has several cracks, bottom shows some damage. Measurements: - total length 93.5 cm - scale 44.3 cm - body length 46.5 cm - upper bout 14.5 cm - lower bout 35 cm - lowest rim 6 cm - highest rim 15.5 cm - nut 7 cm |
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| US$ 1'500.00 SOLD |
Arch Lute around 1800 | ||||||||
| # 3316 | Anonymous - French | A good French romantic guitar, very decorative and a good player. Brazilian rosewood over spruce laminated back with 2 repaired cracks, Brazilian rosewood sides with repaired crack, perfect spruce top with fancy mother of pearl decorations around the soundhole and around the edges, good straight rosewood neck, nice ebony fingerboard with good frets and good action, rosewood head with brass and ivory machine heads stamped: the letter "V", a "crown", the letter "R", J. Gerard, 80 King ST. Ebony bridge, ivory nut, good original condition. Measurements: - total length 93 cm - scale 62,5 cm - body length 44,5 cm - upper bout 24,2 cm - middle bout 17,7 cm - lower bout 30,9 cm - lowest rim 7,8 cm - highest rim 8,5 cm - nut 4,7 cm |
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| US$ 3'250.00 SOLD |
French Romantic Guitar 1850s | ||||||||
| # 3194 | Anonymous, French | A good and playable French romantic guitar from the 1850s. Good straight neck, good frets, spruce top, Brazilian rosewood veneered spruce back, solid Brazilian rosewood sides, Brazilian rosewood neck, fancy ebony and evory bindings and rosette, fancy brass and ivory tuners stamped: "crown". Ebony fingerboard and bridge, metal saddle, ebony nut. A player's instrument with strong voice. Action at the 12th fret on both E strings is 4 mm. Measurements: - total length 91.7 cm - scale 61.6 cm - body length 44.5 cm - upper bout 24.6 cm - middle bout 7.7 cm - lower bout 30.6 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.8 cm |
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| US$ 1'800.00 SOLD |
Romantic guitar ca.1850 | ||||||||
| # 29 | Spanish Romantic Guitar | Interesting Spanish romantic guitar, with the most amazing book matched and quarter sawn Brazilian rosewood back and sides, 6 cm hairline crack not open in the top half of back, 4 cm hairline crack not open in the bottom half of back, solid spruce top, very narrow grain in the middle, widening towards the sides, 2 not very professionally repaired (spliced) cracks from the sound hole to the bottom ca. 24 cm, extremely nice decorated rosette with a mother-of-pearl hunting scene, good straight mahogany neck, highly with mother-of-pearl decorated ebony fingerboard, mahogany head with Brazilian rosewood veneer in front and back, no machine heads, no bridge, there are 2 marks of two different bridges, 3 braces from side to side, one near soundhole, one underneath each bridge, 4 back braces, scale #1 64 cm, scale #2 70 cm, non original nut 4.8 cm, total length 97.6 cm, body length 48 cm, upper bout 23 cm, middle bout 20.1 cm, lower bout 30.8 cm, depth at neck 8 cm, at the end 8.7 cm. The body has the typical baroque shape from around 1750, but the Brazilian rosewood is quite thick which makes the instrument not as light-weight as they used to build guitars during the baroque period. |
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| US$ 1'500.00 SOLD |
around 1820 | ||||||||
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