ANTIQUES GUITARS AND LUTES
ROMANTIC, BAROQUE AND OTHERS

Alcazar, Manuel: Jerez - Spain dated 1842 An important Spanish romantic guitar bearing the label: Por Manuel Alcazar, Calle Large num. 1768, Jerez, 1842. Rosewood back and sides, spruce top decorated with very nice MOP inlays around the edges and the sound-hole, mahogany neck, mahogany head with brass machine-heads and bone tuners stamped: V - a crown - R, rosewood fingerboard, bone nut, black wood bridge with MOP decorations, bridge pins edged by bone strips, earlier restorations. Comes in wooden coffin case. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 6'000.00 Reference: 3323
Corino, Alonzo: Madrid - Spain around 1820 A fine early Spanish romantic guitar from around 1820 bearing the label: Alonzo Corino, Madrid. Spruce top bound in bone and black wood, bone and black wood rosette, arched light red rosewood over spruce back, solid sides, black wood neck, fingerboard and bridge, brass machine-heads with bone tuners, bone frets and saddle. Comes in wooden coffin case. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 5'000.00 Reference: 3250
Roudhloff, F. - Mauchand: Paris - France from around 1830 An attractive French romantic guitar from around 1830 stamped: F. Roudhloff - Mauchand. Spruce top, solid flamed maple back and sides, black wood veneered neck and peg-head with 6 pegs, black wood fingerboard with bone frets and nut, black wood bridge with MOP decorated pins. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 3'500.00 Reference: 3285
Darche: Paris - France around 1850 A highly decorated French guitar bearing the original label: Darche, Montmartre, Paris. Spruce top with fancy MOP and bone rosette and bindings, rosewood veneered back, solid rosewood sides, good ebony veneered neck, machine heads with fancy enclosed brass and bone tuners with MOP knobs, the front of the head and the hole fingerboard is covered in MOP with flower decorations, ebony and MOP bridge, metal frets. Comes in rosewood coffin case. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 10'000.00 Reference: 3156
Mauchant: Paris - France around 1820 A highly decorative French romantic guitar in good condition stamped: Mauchant a Paris. Spruce top with MOP and bone bindings and rosette, perfect flamed maple back and sides, good neck and head, unusual enclosed reddish gold tuners, MOP blazon inlay on front head plate, ebony fingerboard with MOP and bone bindings, MOP frets and nut, ebony and MOP bridge. Comes in modern hardcase. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 8'000.00 Reference: 3195
Johanning & Company: London - England around 1850 Madame Sidney Pratten's Personal Guitar made around 1850 A very rare romantic guitar bearing the original label: Johanning & Compy, 122 Gt. Portland St., Guitar & Aiolin Manufacturers, London, also bearing 2 seals made of red wax on the back of the head, one with the initials S. P. for Sidney Pratten, the other with a lying half moon. Spruce top, rosewood veneered back, rosewood sides, good neck and head, machine heads with brass and bone tuners stamped: the letter "V", a "crown", the letter "R", ebony fingerboard with bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. Comes in nice wooden coffin case. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 15'000.00 Reference: 3266
Monzino, Antonio: Milano - Italy around 1820 A rare Italian romantic guitar bearing the original label: Antonio Monzino, Milano. Fancy spruce top with applied ebony decorations in the form of leaves, the top and sound hole purfled with MoP embedded in red paste and framed with bone and ebony stripes, solid maple back and sides, ebonized neck, finger board and peg head with six non original ebony pegs, ebony bridge with bone saddle, bone nut and brass frets. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 4'800.00 Reference: 3181
Panormo, Louis: London - England dated 1833 A fine example of a Panormo guitar bearing the original label: Louis Panormo, London, 1833, # 20033. Spruce top, rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and bone nut, machine heads stamped Baker with brass and bone tuners, ebony bridge. Comes in original wooden coffin case. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 6'500.00 Reference: 3263
Madame R. Sidney Pratten (née Catharina Josepha Pelzer): London - England around 1850 A well preserved French romantic guitar in playable condition, bearing the original signed label: Madame R. Sidney Pratten, 38 Welbeck St., London Cavendish Sq. Spruce top, birdseye maple veneered back, solid birdseye maple sides, ebony veneered neck and head, brass machine heads (Crown stamp) with bone tuners, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle. SOLD Price: US$ 6'500.00 Reference: 3166
Guiot, J.: London - England dated 1845 A good Spanish school romantic guitar signed at the heel: J. Guiot, 24.4.1845. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl and ebony bindings and rosette, solid rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard and bone nut, machine heads stamped "V"- a crown -"R" with brass and bone tuners, rosewood bridge with a metal saddle. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 4'500.00 Reference: 3219
Petit Jean, L'Ainé, Mirecourt - France from the 1830s A fancy French romantic guitar bearing the maker's stamp: Petit Jean, L'Aine, A .Mirecourt. Spruce top with bone and ebony bindings, bone, ebony and mother-of-pearl rosette, birdseye maple veneered back, solid birdseye maple sides, ebony veneered neck with ebony fingerboard and bone nut, machine heads stamped "V"- a crown -"R" with brass and bone tuners, ebony bridge with metal saddle. Pick-up only For sale NOW: Infos@EarlyMusicalInstruments.com Price: US$ 3'500.00 Reference: 3145
Nicolas, D. Ainé: Mirecourt - France - 1770s A rare Baroque guitar by the well-known French luthier, Didier Nicolas (1757-1833), who was a leading guitar and violin maker in Mirecourt, France, winning the 1802 Best Luthier in Mirecourt award. This guitar was originally constructed as a 5-Course (10-String) Baroque Guitar in the 1770s, and was later converted to the more modern 6-string guitar, by filling the extra peg holes and installing a new bridge. The guitar has a spruce top, with several repaired and cleated cracks, the binding and rosette are edged with mother-of-pearl and ebony, the solid fruit wood back and sides both have several repaired and cleated cracks. The original neck and headstock were made with 10 pegs, of which 5 original pegs remain, and 4 of the peg holes were plugged in the 6-string conversion. It has an ebony fingerboard with frets and mother-of-pearl binding, and the non-original ebony bridge was installed during the conversion from 10- to 6-strings. This guitar is a good candidate to be be converted back to a 5 course Baroque guitar. The neck is still relatively straight neck, but currently high action is a bit high, which would need to be addressed in a future renovation to get it back to a professional playing period instrument. Comes in 18th Century wooden coffin case. This beautiful instrument with high artistic design and ornamentation is sold unrestored, as-Is. For more information contact the seller directly. Measurements: - total length 93.6 cm - scale 62.5 cm - body length 44.8 cm - upper bout 20.2 cm - middle bout 7.7 cm - lower bout 26.6 cm - lowest rim 8 cm - highest rim 9.5 cm - nut 4.23 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3268
Drouot / Koel: Valence - France around 1830 A fine French romantic guitar in playable condition bearing the makers stamp inside and on the rim at the bottom: Drouot. Koel. A. Valence Drome. Spruce top with some playing wear, nice patina, solid one piece flamed maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead with 6 period pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory nut and saddle. Good neck with ivory frets, medium high action. Unusual nice original condition. Measurements: - total length 92.8 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 45.2 cm - upper bout 23.2 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.5 cm - nut 4.6 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3196
Stork, Dietrich: Strasbourg - France around 1770 A good French 5 course baroque guitar bearing the original label: Dietrich Stork Strasbourg. Spruce top decorated with ebony ornaments, flamed maple back and sides, good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead with 10 ebony pegs, ebony bridge and fingerboard. Good playable condition, medium high action. Earlier rebuilt to its original condition, restoration includes peghead and bridge. Comes in modern fitted hardcase. Measurements: - total length 92.3 cm - scale 64.3 cm - body length 44.8 cm - upper bout 20.2 cm - middle bout 7.7 cm - lower bout 26.2 cm - lowest rim 8 cm - highest rim 9 cm - nut 4.6 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3270 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Baroque Guitar made by Dietrich Stork around 1770. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Panormo, Louis: London - England dated 1829 A rare English guitar bearing the original label: # 1796, Panormo, Fecit, Anno 1829, London, 46 High Street, Bloomsbury. Spruce top with one repaired crack, sycamore back and sides, ebonized neck and machinehead enraved "L&N & Fils" with brass and bone tuners, rosewood fingerboard, ebony bridge. The neck has a 1.2 mm relief on the bass side for easy playing without buzzing, good frets, medium high action. It comes in an original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 94 cm - scale 63.5 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 21 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 28.9 cm - lowest rim 7.7 cm - highest rim 8.9 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3258
Grosjean, Fred K: London - England around 1850 An attractive English romantic guitar, made in the Spanish style and bearing the original label: Fred K Grosjean, Maker of Harps, London and Paris, 11 Soho Square, London. The spruce top with mother-of-pearl dots around the edges and the rosette, 3 open hairline cracks, latice bracing, Brazilian rosewood over mahogany (?) back with a few hairline cracks, rosewood sides with some open hairline cracks, unusual high rims, good mahogany neck, scalloped fingerboard with hairline crack at the soundhole, brass machineheads with ivory tuners, ebony bridge with mother-of-pearl decorations, ivory nut, medium action. Needs restoration. Measurements: - total length 94 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 46.7 cm - upper bout 22.3 cm - middle bout 17.2 cm - lower bout 28.1 cm - lowest rim 8.9 cm - highest rim 10.8 cm - nut 4.7 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3232
Antique 1869 Alois Suter (Näfels, Glarus, Switzerland) Classical Guitar w/Coffin Case Nut Width 1 7/8" (47 mm); Scale Length: 635 mm Total Length: 916 mm; Lower Bout: 305 mm; Body Depth: 89 mm Restored by West Texas Luthier, Michael Turko Up for consideration is an extremely rare classical guitar by the well-known Swiss builder, Alois Suter -- who is most famous as a cittern maker, with the original label reading: Alois Suter, 1869, Näfels, Kt. Glarus. The guitar has a Spruce top, with a solid, flamed-maple back and sides, with a stained fruitwood neck and peghead, and six pegs. The fingerboard is also made of stained fruitwood (some of the stain now showing uncovered wood) bone frets and nut, along with the stained bridge and bone saddle. It is in good condition, having had several repairs made over the years, comes with the original wooden coffin case. The first 3 frets are brass, and it still has a relatively straight neck, with medium-high action -- but with a bridge saddle that is still tall enough to allow for further lowering of the action. The guitar is now quite playable and very stable, as it has just been gone through by West Texas luthier, Michael Turko, and is strung with Dogal Venetian Classical Guitar Strings (NR88 Soft Tension). SOLD Price: US$ 2'195.00 Reference: 3291
Cabasse - Visnaire L'Ainé - France around 1840 A rare French romantic guitar stamped inside: Cabasse - Visnaire L'Ainé. Spruce top with ivory and ebony rosette and bindings, curly maple over spruce veneered back, solid curly maple sides, curly maple veneered neck and peghead with 6 period ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge with mother-of-pearl inlays. Good straight neck, low action, easy player, nice sound, good metal frets, ebony nut, ivory saddle, very rare in this condition. Measurements: - total length 92.1 cm - scale 62.7 cm - body length 44.9 cm - upper bout 23 cm - middle bout 16.4 cm - lower bout 29.8 cm - lowest rim 7.2 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.6 cm SOLD Price: US$ 4'220.00 Reference: 3187 In this video Luis Medina Rodriguez is playing the Guitar Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 14, "Gran Solo" by Fernando Sor on an original 19th century guitar made by Cabasse-Visnaire L'Ainé around 1840. The event was organized and presented by Alec Pearson of the Vancouver Classic Guitar Society, some students and Roger Bruderlin. The performance took place at the Roy Barnett Hall of the University of British Columbia - School of Music in Vancouver, BC, Canada on November 30, 2019. This was an impromptu concert and was recorded live. The musicians had not seen or played these guitars before. The guitars were provided by EarlyMusicalInstruments.com and are part of the Bruderlin Collection.
Petit Jean, Paris - France around 1820 A good French romantic guitar in playable condition stamped: Petit Jean a Paris. Spruce top with bone 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 bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. SOLD Price: US$ 3'200.00 Reference: 3212
Breton, François: Paris - France around 1810 A good French romantic guitar bearing the original maker's label: F (Francois) Breton breveté, Luthier de S.A.R., Mme. la Duchesse D'Angoulême, à Mirecourt, 18, Breton signature (?). Spruce top with repaired hairline crack, solid Brazilian rosewood back with repaired hairline cracks, solid Brazilian rosewood sides with some repairs, ebony veneered neck and peghead with 6 pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory frets and nut. In original wooden coffin case. Good straight neck with medium action, plays fine. Loose back on the bass side, bottom bout. Measurements: - total length 92.6 cm - scale 64.5 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 22 cm - middle bout 16.7 cm - lower bout 29.1 cm - lowest rim 7.2 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4.2 cm François Breton was a violin maker and worked around 1778-1830 in Mirecourt, France. He was the luthier to the Duchesse D'Angoulême. SOLD Price: US$ 3'500.00 Reference: 3203
Mareschal; Paris - France around 1820 A nice French romantic guitar bearing the original label: Mareschal, Luthier, Rue B..... No 11, Près l'Opéra à Paris. Spruce top with ivory and ebony bindings and mother-of-pearl and ebony rosette, sapele over maple back, solid sides, good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead with six non original pegs, ebony fingerboard with good frets and ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle, medium high action. Measurements: - total length 93.3 cm - scale 63.4 cm - body length 44.9 cm - upper bout 21.8 cm - middle bout 16 cm - lower bout 29.3 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3119
Maire, Aubry; Paris - France around 1820 A good french romantic guitar stamped: Aubry Maire. Brazilian rosewood over spruce veneered back, Brazilian rosewood sides, spruce top with fancy bindings and a mother of pearl fingerrest, laminated ebony neck and peghead with 6 ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with good frets and ebony nut, ebony bridge, plays fine. Measurements: - total length 93 cm - scale 62.5 cm - body length 45.1 cm - upper bout 23.3 cm - middle bout 17.1 cm - lower bout 29.7 cm - lowest rim 8 cm - highest rim 8.8 cm - nut 4.6 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3100 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Aubry Maire from around 1820. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Marotel - France around 1830 A nice French romantic guitar stamped: Marotel. Spruce top with ivory and ebony bindings, stained dark fuit wood laminated back and solid sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead with six original fancy pegs, ebony fingerboard with ivory frets, ebony bridge, ivory saddle, high action, needs neck reset. Otherwise in great condition. SOLD Price: Reference: 3104 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Marotel from around 1830. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Maret ainé, Paris - France dated 1848 An unusual and playable French romantic guitar bearing the original label: Maret ainé à Paris 1848. Spruce top with repair and special design soundhole, solid flamed maple back (with small repair) and sides, good ebonized neck and peghead with six original pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, metal frets, ivory saddle. The neck is straight, but has a high action. It is a simple guitar but the maker is interesting. Measurements: - total length 90.3 cm - scale 61 cm - body length 44 cm - upper bout 23.5 cm - middle bout 15.8 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.7 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.2 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3138 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Maret ainé dated 1848. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
C. Philbert, France around 1820 A good and playable French romantic guitar stamped near the heal: C. Philbert, and bearing the seller's label: Metzler & CO., Importers of Spanish Guitars, No. 105 Wardour Street, London. Spruce top with repaired cracks, laminated rosewood over spruce back with repaired crack, solid rosewood sides, good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead with 6 original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, metal frets and ebony saddle. Measurements: - total length 92.3 cm - scale 62.8 cm - body length 44.3 cm - upper bout 23.1 cm - middle bout 16.7 cm - lower bout 30.3 cm - lowest rim 7.4 cm - highest rim 8.4 cm - nut 4.6 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3123 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by C. Philbert from around 1820. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Lorca, Antonio: Malaga - Spain dated 1833 A good Spanish romantic guitar bearing the original label: Antonio Lorca, Malaga anno 1833. Spruce top with an old diamond shaped repair under the bridge and a oval ebony finger-rest, dark brown solid Brazilian rosewood back, solid Brazilian rosewood sides with repaired crack, good nearly straight mahogany neck with high action, mahogany peghead with rosewood faceplate and six original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with metal frets and bone nut. The ebony bridge and saddle are a later replacement. The guitar comes in original wooden coffin case. Owners seal on back of the head. Measurements: - total length 91cm - scale 63.5 cm - body length 43.3 cm - upper bout 20.3 cm - middle bout 16.3 cm - lower bout 28 cm - lowest rim 8.3 cm - highest rim 9.9 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Price: Inquire Reference: 3277 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Antonio Lorca in 1833. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Marcard: Mirecourt - France dated 1855 A good, nicely decorated French romantic guitar bearing the original label: Marcard Mirecourt 1855. Spruce top (one repaired crack) with fancy mother-of-pearl and bone bindings and rosette, highly flamed maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck , machine heads (stamped: Jerome) with brass and bone tuners, ebony fingerboard with metal frets and bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. Enscribed in mother-of-pearl at the bottom of the top: Jh.Théresse. The neck is almost straight with a medium high action. Measurements: - total length 94 cm - scale 63.8 cm - body length 46.5 cm - upper bout 23.8 cm - middle bout 19.8 cm - lower bout 29.7 cm - lowest rim 8 cm - highest rim 8.6 cm - nut 4.8 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3122 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Pierre Marcard in 1855. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Louis Panormo, London - England dated 1828 An early example of a Panormo guitar with peghead bearing the original label: Panormo fecit anno 1828, ser.# 1721, London, 40 or 46 High Street, Bloomsbury. Nice varnish, good flamed maple back, no cracks, maple sides with some repairs, spruce top with some repaired cracks, some repairs to the bindings at the bottom of the top, ebonized neck and peghead with 6 original pegs, neck with a slight curve and medium high action, fingerboard with fingermarks at 1st and 2nd position, brass frets except for one made of steel, bone nut, original bridge. Nice original condition. In original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 91,7 cm - scale 63,7 cm - body length 44,7 cm - upper bout 21,2 cm - middle bout 16,4 cm - lower bout 29,2 cm - lowest rim 7,7 cm - highest rim 9,1 cm - nut 4,8 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3294 In the video below David Jacques is playing this Guitar made by Louis Panormo in 1828. Please visit his website, david-jacques.com, for more information. There are more videos on his YouTube channel, David Jacques, where he plays period pieces on original guitars.
Mougeot, Paris - France around 1840 A fine French romantic guitar stamped by the maker: Mougeot à Paris. Solid spruce top, birdseye curly maple over spruce back, birdseye curly maple solid sides, veneered neck and peghead with six non original pegs, bridge with metal saddle. The neck is straight, but the replacement bridge is a little too high and should be sanded down a bit. Also the metal saddle should be replaced and the frets levelled. The pegs seem to work. There are 3 hairline cracks only in the lamination of the back and one next to the fingerboard on the bass side of the top. Some lamination on the heel needs to be reglued. Measurements: - total length 92 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 44.5 cm - upper bout 23.2 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 29.9 cm - lowest rim 7.5 cm - highest rim 7.8 cm - nut 4.4 cm SOLD Price: Reference: 3144
Petit Jean: Paris - France around 1820 A highly ornamented French romantic guitar with a brand stamp on the inside which is barely readable: Petit Jean, France. Birdseye maple back and sides, small repair on side, spruce top with lots of mother of pearl decorations around the soundhole and the edges, ivory bindings all around the body - top, back and beginning of the neck, good neck, neck and peghead laminated with ebony, 5 ebony pegs and one missing, ebony fingerboard with good frets, ebony and silver nut, ebony and mother of pearl bridge with silver saddle, in nice condition. Measurements: - total length 94.2 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 45.8 cm - upper bout 23.8 cm - middle bout 17.2 cm - lower bout 29.8 cm - lowest rim 7.3 cm - highest rim 7.9 cm - nut 4.8 cm SOLD Price: CA$ 4'500.00 Reference: 3298
Guarmandi, Philippus: Bologna - Italy dated 1804 An early Italian romantic guitar bearing the label: Philippus Guarmandi Bononiensis fecit anno 1804. Solid maple back and sides, spruce top with repairs, good ebononized neck and peghead with 6 non original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with good ivory frets and ivory nut, ebony bridge with ivory saddle, plays well. Maybe later bridge. Maybe top was refinished, not sure about the head. Comes in original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 91.8 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 43 cm - upper bout 21.4 cm - middle bout 17 cm - lower bout 28.2 cm - lowest rim 8.3 cm - highest rim 9.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Price: CA$ 3'200.00 Reference: 3101

Panormo, Lacote and other Romantic Guitars An evening of 19th Century Guitars at the University of British Columbia School of Music These guitars will be exhibited on Saturday, November 30, 2019 from 7:30pm to 9:00pm at the Roy Barnett Recital Hall - UBC School of Music 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada Vancouver Classic Guitar Society Join us for a presentation featuring UBC students performing 19th-century repertoire on authentic romantic guitars. UBC instructor Alec Pearson will talk a bit about the history of the instruments and their builders. Instrument collector Roger Bruderlin will also join in, discussing his experience spending years of collecting all sorts of historical musical instruments. This event is free to the public. In this video Alec Pearson (right) is playing the Fabricatore guitar and Luis Medina Rodriguez the Parizot at the Kaslo Guitar Fest in 2018. This was an impromptu concert and was recorded live on an iPad. The musicians had not seen or played these guitars before, nor did they play this arrangement together.	Parizot - 1840, Lacote - 1845 (top left: left to right) Mangin - 1820, Panormo - 1849 (top right: left to right) Mangin back - 1820 (middle) Cabasse - 1840, Lorca - 1836 (bottom left: left to right) Guiot - 1845, Fabricatore - 1834 (bottom right: left to right) R. & A. Bruderlin Collection
Lacote, Rene: Paris - France dated 1864 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) Highly important all original French guitar by René Lacote, dated 1864 and bearing the original label: Rue des Martyrs 20, Lacote Luthier Paris, année 1864. Spruce top, fancy curly maple back with spruce inner layer, solid curly maple 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 the headstock is veneered in ebony and stamped: Lacote Paris in gold letters. Comes in original steel traveling case. Measurements: - total length 93.5 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 43.7 cm - upper bout 22.5 cm - middle bout 16.3 cm - lower bout 29.3 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.5 cm - nut 5.0 cm This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2019 from July 15-20 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy (Artistic Director), Iliana Matos, Michael Partington and some students. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Michael Partington (left) is playing this Lacote guitar. Daniel Bolshoy (right) plays the other Lacote guitar listed below.
Panormo, G. L. : London - England dated 1864 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A high quality, playable English guitar bearing the original label: G.L. Panormo, London 1864, 87 John Street, Tottenham Court Road. Has "P" stamped on the soundhole brace. Spruce top (small hairline crack repaired), solid rosewood (maybe African ebony) back and sides, mahogany neck andhead, machine heads (stamped: Baker) with brass and ivory tuners, one replaced roller made from brass, ebony fingerboard and bridge, ivory nut. Unreal original condition, good straight neck, good action, a real player. Comes in luxurios 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 This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2019 from July 15-20 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy (Artistic Director), Iliana Matos, Michael Partington and some students. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. This video is about Great Guitar Rivalries: Lacote vs Panormo, featuring Michael Partington (2nd from left) and 3 students playing 2 Lacote and 2 Panormo guitars (all listed here). From left to right: Lacote 1845, Lacote 1864, Panormo 1864 (the one pictured to the right) and Panormo 1849
Lacote, Rene: Paris - France dated 1845 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A highly important, playable French Lacote guitar bearing the maker's label: Rene Lacote, à Paris, Année 1845. Spruce top, highly figured satinwood back and sides, maple neck and head, machineheads with brass and bone enclosed tuners, head stamped Lacote à Paris in gold letters, ebony fingerboard with bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. Good straight neck, medium high action, good player, good frets, has original serial # on the back of the headstock, 453. In original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 92.9 cm - scale 62.8 cm - body length 44.1 cm - upper bout 22.8 cm - middle bout 16.3 cm - lower bout 29.6cm - lowest rim 7.9 cm - highest rim 8.4 cm - nut 5.1 cm This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2018 from July 16-21 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Murray Visscher, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina Rodriguez. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Daniel Bolshoy (right) is playing this Lacote guitar. Marc Teicholz plays the Panormo listed below.
Fabricatore, Gennaro: Napoli - Italy dated 1834 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A fancy and playable Italian romantic guitar bearing the maker's label: Gennaro Fabricatore Napoli. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl bindings and rosette, solid curly maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and machinehead with 6 enclosed brass tuners and brass back cover plate, ebony fingerboard edged with mother-of-pearl, ebony bridge and metal saddle. Straight neck with high action, good frets. In original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 93.6 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 44.9 cm - upper bout 24.4 cm - middle bout 17.6 cm - lower bout 30.6 cm - lowest rim 7.2 cm - highest rim 9.9 cm - nut 4.3 cm This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2018 from July 16-21 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Murray Visscher, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina Rodriguez. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Murray Visscher (second from the left) is playing this Fabricatore guitar. Rita Deane plays the Lacote, Marc Teicholz the Panormo and Daniel Bolshoy the Lorca (left to right), guitars all listed here.
Antonio Lorca, Malaga - Spain dated 1836 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A highly important, all original Spanish guitar bearing the maker's label: Antonio Lorca, Malaga anno 1836. Spruce top with ebony fingerrest, fan braces, dark brown solid Brazilian rosewood back, Brazilian rosewood sides, mahogany neck and peghead with 6 original ebony pegs, rosewood fingerboard and bridge, bone saddle. good straight neck with good brass frets, low action, good player with a nice sound. In original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 91.9 cm - scale 64.3 cm - body length 44 cm - upper bout 20.6 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 29 cm - lowest rim 9 cm - highest rim 10.6 cm - nut 4.7 cm. This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2018 from July 16-21 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Murray Visscher, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina Rodriguez. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Daniel Bolshoy (right) is playing this Lorca guitar. Murray Visscher plays the Fabricatore listed above.
Panormo, Louis: London - England dated 1849 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A high quality English romantic guitar bearing the maker's label: Louis Panormo London 1849 # 1963. Spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides, mahogany neck and machinehead stamped: Baker with brass and bone tuners, ebony fingerboard with nut, ebony bridge. good straight neck, good action, player, good frets. In good original wooden coffin case. Good non fecit label on 3 piece back! P on brace. Measurements: - total length 93.1 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 22.9 cm - middle bout 7.7 cm - lower bout 29 cm - lowest rim 9 cm - highest rim 10.1 cm - nut 4.7 cm This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2018 from July 16-21 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Murray Visscher, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina Rodriguez. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Alec Pearson (right) is playing this Panormo guitar. Marc Teicholz plays the Lacote listed above.
Parizot: Mirecourt - France dated 1830 ~ (from the R. & A. Bruderlin Collection) A rare and playable French romantic guitar bearing the maker's stamp: Parizot à Mirecourt. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl and bone bindings and rosette, solid curly maple over spruce back and solid sides, ebony veneered neck and machine head stamped V "crown" R with brass and bone tuners, ebony fingerboard with bone and metal nut, spezial Parizot designed ebony bridge and bone saddle, earliest adjustable bridge I have ever seen. Very straight neck. Good frets, low action, a player. In original wooden coffin case. Also the earliest zero fret guitar I have seen. Measurements: - total length 92 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 44.2 cm - upper bout 22 cm - middle bout 16.2 cm - lower bout 29.4 cm - lowest rim 7.2 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm - nut 4.4 cm This guitar will be exhibited at the Kaslo Guitar Fest 2018 from July 16-21 and played live by Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz, Rita Deane, Murray Visscher, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina Rodriguez. Guitar set-up by Luthier Jeremy Behn of the Mountain Fruit Folklore Centre in Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada. In the video Luis Medina Rodriguez (left) is playing this Parizot guitar. Alec Pearson plays the Fabricatore listed above.

Fabricatore, Gennaro: Napoli - Italy dated 1836 A rare Italian romantic guitar bearing the original label: Gennaro Fabricatore Napoli anno 1836. Spruce top with MOP inlays, solid curly maple back and sides, black wood veneered neck, machine head (stamped V "crown" R) with brass and bone tuners, black wood fingerboard with MOP decorations along the edges, black wood bridge and bone saddle, black wood nut, metal frets. In wooden coffin case. SOLD Reference: 3171
Gaetano Vinaccia, Napoli - Italy dated 1847 A rare Italian romantic guitar bearing the maker's label: Gaetano Vinaccia, Napoli, anno 1847. Spruce top with 2 repaired cracks, solid flamed maple back with some repaired cracks that reopened, one with a wider gap almost the entire length of the back, solid flamed maple sides, veneered neck, very high action due to bend in neck, rare Stauffer style veneered headstock, brass machine heads with tuners, brass coverplate on the back of the head, fingerboard with later frets. Comes in wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 92.8 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 44.3 cm - upper bout 24.8 cm - middle bout 15.5 cm - lower bout 30.8 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 10 cm - nut 4.7 cm Reference: 3213
Simon: Mirecourt - France around 1820 A fancy French romantic guitar stamped by the maker: Simon. Spruce top with bone and mother-of-pearl bindings and rosette, flamed maple back and sides, ebony veneered neck and peghead with six original ebony and Mother-of-Pearl pegs, peghead and ebony fingerboard bound with bone and mother-of-pearl, good frets, bone nut and saddle, ebony bridge. In good wooden coffin case. Needs restoration. Measurements: - total length 95 cm - scale 65 cm - body length 45,2 cm - upper bout 21,7 cm - middle bout 15,5 cm - lower bout 28,3cm - lowest rim 7,5 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4,7 cm SOLD Reference: 3282
Dubois: Paris - France around 1830 An attractive, all original French romantic guitar stamped: Dubois. Spruce top (one open spliced crack) with fancy colour engraved mother-of-pearl, bone and ebony rosette, one piece birdseye maple back over spruce (2 open hairline cracks), solid sides (one small repaired crack), rare birdseye maple veneered neck and peghead for 6 original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone saddle. It sounds like a typical early French romantic guitar, a little bit on the dark side. However, the neck needs some work as the release is about 2mm off, but no neck reset needed. Measurements: - total length 92.9 cm - scale 62.5 cm - body length 44.5 cm - upper bout 24.8 cm - middle bout 16.7 cm - lower bout 30.6 cm - lowest rim 7.7 cm - highest rim 8.5 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Reference: 3129
Thumhart, Stephan: Munich - Germany dated 1820 A rare German romantic guitar, playable and bearing the original label: Stephan Thumhart, München, 1820. Spruce top with some repairs, flamed solid maple back and sides with some repairs, good straight ebonized neck and peghead with six non orignal pegs, ebony fingerboard with metall frets, ebony bridge with ivory saddle. Measurements: - total length 92.6 cm - scale 64.5 cm - body length 45.4 cm - upper bout 24.6 cm - middle bout 7.8 cm - lower bout 31.6 cm - lowest rim 7.7 cm - highest rim 8.8 cm - nut 4.4 cm SOLD Reference: 3246
Fabricatore, Gennaro: Napoli - Italy dated 1828 A fancy Italian romantic guitar in good condition bearing the original label: Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli, anno 1828. Spruce top with ebony decorations in the form of oak and laurel leaves, some repaired cracks, spruce back veneered with curly maple, solid curly maple sides, ebony veneered neck and peg head with 6 pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge with metal saddle, good straight neck with medium high action, good player, comes in original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 92.2 cm - scale 64,.8 cm - body length 45 cm - upper bout 23.6 cm - middle bout 16.8 cm - lower bout 30.3 cm - lowest rim 7.5 cm - highest rim 9.6 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Reference: 3204
Coffe: - France around 1850 A fancy French romantic guitar stamped: Coffe. Spruce top with several repaired hairline cracks and oval small fingerrest, mother-of-pearl rosette, bone and ebony bindings. Brazilian rosewood back and solid sides, ebony veneered mahogany neck and peghead with 6 ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with good bone frets, ebony bridge. Straight neck with medium high action, plays nice, in old wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 88.7 cm - scale 60.2 cm - body length 42.3 cm - upper bout 23.6 cm - middle bout 16.8 cm - lower bout 30.7 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.4 cm - nut 4.5 cm. SOLD Reference: 3151
Canga, Bar-sur-Ornain - France dated 1812 A good Spanish romantic guitar bearing the original label: Canga, Bar-sur-Ornain, 1812. Spruce top with fancy mother-of-pearl inlays around sound hole and body, solid mahogany back and sides, mother-of-pearl inlaid bindings, good straight ebony veneered neck, ebony veneered peg head with mother-of-pearl inlays and 6 original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard with ebony frets and edged with mother-of-pearl, ebony bridge with bone saddle, mother-of-pearl and ebony nut. The guitar was professionally restored many years ago, some cracks repaired and a piece of wood replaced on the top and one on the bass side, from the heel around the upper bout. Everything is completely stable. Measurements: - total length 93 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 43.8 cm - upper bout 21.5 cm - middle bout 18 cm - lower bout 28.2 cm - lowest rim 8 cm - highest rim 9.3 cm - nut 5 cm. According to the label, the guitar was built by a Spanish officer (luthier?) in Bar-sur-Ornain (now called Bar le Duc), close to Verdun, France. It is known that during the time the guitar was built there was a camp in Bar-sur-Ornain where Spanish prisoners of war were kept waiting for parole. SOLD Reference: 3124
Anonymous - France around 1790 An antique Arch Cittern, Theorbenzister, spruce top with 4 repaired cracks, maple back and sides in good condition, stained maple neck and double peg head, 11 ebony pegs and 5 ebony sympathetic sting pegs, ebony finger board with two bone nuts and 17 brass frets, ebony and bone bridge, low action, plays good, total length 109.5 cm, scale 49.4 cm, width 31.2 cm, depth at the neck joint 8 cm, depth at the bottom 11.2 cm, nut 5.8 cm. SOLD Reference: 2247
George & Manby, London - England around 1840 A good English romantic guitar bearing the label: George & Manby, London. Spruce top edged with mother-of-pearl dots also around soundhole, Brazilian rosewood back with 2 repaired cracks and one 3 cm open crack, back is lose from the rim in 2 places, Brazilian rosewood sides, mahogany neck and head, brass machineheads with bone tuners, scalloped ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl frets, nearly straight neck but high action, ebony bridge, bone saddle and nut. Measurements: - total length 90.9 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 45.3 cm - upper bout 23 cm - middle bout 16.3 cm - lower bout 30.6 cm - lowest rim 8.7 cm - highest rim 9.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm. SOLD Reference: 3116
N. Laurent - France around 1820 An 1820s French romantic guitar made by the French luthier N. Laurent. It is stamped on the inside of the guitar: N. Laurent. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl and bone bindings and rosette, curly birds-eye maple over spruce back, solid sides, ebony veneered neck and peg-head for 6 pegs, ebony fingerboard with metal frets and bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. This vintage guitar has some old repairs, but it sounds similar and as good as a Lacote from the same period. Pre 1850's romantic guitars always surprise me with their tonal quality and sonority. As expected it needs some minor restoration and set up. Measurements: - total length 93 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 45.4 cm - upper bout 23.1cm - middle bout 6.8 cm - lower bout 29.8 cm - lowest rim 7,6 cm - highest rim 8.2 cm - nut 4.5 cm SOLD Reference: 3211
Johanning & Ferry: London - England around 1820 French romantic guitar from around 1820 with amazing mother of pearl decorations, every oval piece of mother of pearl is showing a different animal, highly flamed solid one piece maple back and sides with ebony and bone bindings, back and sides have no repairs at all, spruce top with ebony and bone bindings, repair at the lower end of the top, neck and peg head laminated with ebony, six ebony pegs, earliest solid silver string locking system, peg head and ebony fingerboard bound in bone and ebony, ebony bridge with bone saddle, mother-of-pearl nut. Good nearly straight neck with good frets and medium high action. Bearing the original Label: Johanning & Ferry, London. In modern used parlor hard case. There was another label over the original Johanning label which was removed, the outline of this label measures 7.5 cm x 4.3 cm (maybe Pratten?). The 14th fret is missing. Measurements: - total length 94 cm - scale 63.8 cm - body length 46.4 cm - upper bout 23 cm - middle bout 16.8 cm - lower bout 29.7 cm - lowest rim 7.5 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm
Lacote: Paris - France around 1840 A highly decorated French romantic guitar bearing the original label: Rue Louvois No. 10, Lacote & Luthiers, Paris. Brazilian rosewood over spruce laminated back, no cracks, solid Brazilian rosewood sides with one repaired crack, spruce top with fancy mother-of-pearl decorations around the edges and the sound hole, top with 4 repaired cracks, Brazilian rosewood laminated neck and headstock with brass machine heads and bone tuners, ebony fingerboard with bone nut and good frets, neck has a slight curve, ebony and mother-of-pearl bridge with bone saddle, 3 cm of the lower ebony binding is loose, comes in damaged wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 92.5 cm - scale 63 cm - body length 44 cm - upper bout 23 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 29.8 cm - lowest rim 7.8 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm
Louis Panormo, London - England dated 1825 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), LaCote style (baroque style) bracing, solid sycamore back and sides (wormholes repaired), ebony veneered neck and peg head for six original pegs, one damaged, repaired peg head. Rosewood fingerboard with light bone frets and nut, ebony bridge with light bone saddle, no fan bracing. Good straight neck, medium high action. Back separating from rim, needs to be reglued. Crack in lower right side is open and needs to be closed. Repair of binding on the lower part of the top needs to be improved (only cosmetic, initial repair not nicely done). Back middle strip open, needs to be reglued. 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.
Pons, Joseph - attributed around 1840 A very fancy and decorative French guitar attributed to Joseph Pons from around 1840. Curly maple back and sides with mother-of-pearl and bone trim, spruce top with mother-of-pearl and bone trim, bone covered neck and head with brass and bone machine heads, ebony fingerboard with good frets and mother-of-pearl nut, very special bridge made of ebony and mother-of-pearl with an bone saddle, very good condition and a good player, in good wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 92.6 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 45.4 cm - upper bout 23.3 cm - middle bout 17 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.5 cm - highest rim 8 cm - nut 4.8 cm
Pons, Fils: Paris - France dated 1807 Unusual French romantic lyra guitar bearing a mother-of-pearl plaque on the headstock, inscribed: Pons, Fils, A Paris, 1807. Also bearing two original labels behind each soundhole: PONS, Fils, LUTHIER, Rue du Grand Hurleur, A PARIS, an 13. Spruce top with hairline crack on the left side, from bridge to bottom (8 cm), mahogany back and sides, the back with two hairline cracks on the left side (10 & 5 cm), the mahohany sides with one hairline crack (9 cm), good straight ebony veneered neck and peghead with six original pegs, ebony fingerboard with bone frets, ebony bridge, bone nut. 2 Ebony carved eagles heads with bone band. This guitar was never restored and is in all original condition as it was more than 200 years ago, even the gut strings could be original. Measurements: - total length 81 cm - scale 60 cm - middle bout 35 cm - highest rim 9 cm - nut 5 cm
Carlo Guadagnini: Torino - Italy around 1800 A good late Italian baroque guitar bearing the label: Carlo Guadagnini, fece in Torino nell' anno ????. Spruce top (with repairs), solid fruitwood back and sides (with repairs), ebonized neck and peg head with 6 pegs (2 newer), slightly curved neck, ebpny fingerboard and bridge, bone frets, nut, and saddle. Date on label is not readable. Back separating a little from rim, needs restoration. Measurements: - total length 88.2 cm - scale 63.6 cm - body length 43.7 cm - upper bout 20.8 cm - middle bout 14.8 cm - lower bout 26.7 cm - lowest rim 8.5 cm - highest rim 10.1 cm - nut 4.2 cm
Carlo Bergonzi: Cremona - Italy early 1800s Nice Italian romantic guitar bearing the label: Anno ????, Carlo Bergonzi, fece Cremona, probably Carlo II, grandson of Carlo I. Spruce top bound with bone, rosewood over spruce back and sides bound with bone, some repairs in the back, black veneered neck and peg head bound with bone, 6 ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard bound with bone, ebony and bone bridge, metal frets, ebony and metal nut. Straight neck with medium high action, plays nicely. Comes in wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 90.7 cm - scale 63.5 cm - body length 43.4 cm - upper bout 21.1 cm - middle bout 16.5 cm - lower bout 28.6 cm - lowest rim 6.9 cm - highest rim 7.9 cm - nut 4.7 cm
Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy dated 1806 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
Louis Nicholas Vissenaire - France around 1820 An interesting and playable early French double-cutaway romantic-period guitar by Louis Nicholas Vissenaire of France, spruce top, birds-eye maple back and sides, birdseye maple veneered neck and peghead for six ebony pegs, ebony neck with brass frets, ebony bridge with bone saddle; scale length 645 mm Price: US$ 4'000.00 Reference: 3289
Marcard, Paris - France around 1830 Perfect condition. Fully playable. Branded inside "Marcard a Paris". One very well repaired hairline crack in the top. Price: € 3'500 Reference: 02A
Blaise Mast, Paris - France around 1830 Perfect condition. Fully playable. Branded inside "Blaise Mast a Paris". One very well repaired hairline crack in the side. Price: € 3'500 Reference: 06A
Joseph PONS around 1830 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. Price: € 11'000.00 Reference: 03M
Boulanger - France dated 1840 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. Price: € 7'500.00 Reference: 01M
Gio Battista Fabricatore: Napoli - Italy dated 1795 or 1798 This Giovanni Battista Fabricatore guitar was fully restored in Australia by Dan Kellaway, and was listed on his site. Various aficionados who have seen it are very impressed with the quality of restoration. It is rare to find one this old in this kind of playable condition. This guitar is one of the earliest examples of the 6-string guitar, made of the finest european highly figured solid maple and solid spruce, with beautiful inlays with original paper lining on the sides. The paper on the back was custom woven to match the original paper on the sides. The paper label inside reads: Gio Battista Fabricatore Napolitano ano 179X (the last number, written in ink is either a 5 or 8, and is hard to decipher) in S.M. Dell (Ajuto.N.52). Call for details or additional pictures as necessary. Measurements: Action: 3/16" at the 10th, measured from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string Nut width: 1-11/16" Scale: 24-3/4" Top bout: 8-7/16" Lower bout: 10-5/8 Body thickness: 3-7/8" at the widest point Price: US$ 14'000.00 Reference: 01SS
Roudhloff - France around 1850 This mid-19th century Roudhloff guitar is in excellent condition. I am asking $6,500, but am open to trades for other high-quality guitars, with a particular interest in instruments by Friedrich and Rubio. Call or email for more details. Price: US$ 6'500.00 Reference: 02SS
René Lacôte, Paris - Franc dated 1829 An important French romantic guitar in playable condition, bearing the original label: Place des Victoires n°5, Lacote à Paris, année 1829. Spruce top, Acajou back and sides, ebony veneered neck and headstock, head stamped: Lacote Paris. Ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge. Straight neck, low action, perfect playing condition. Amazing sound. Measurements: - total length 88.1 cm - scale 59.4 cm - body length 43.cm - upper bout 23.4 cm - middle bout 17 cm - lower bout 30 cm - lowest rim 7.6 cm - highest rim 8.3 cm - nut 4.5 cm. Price: € 14'000.00 Reference: 04MS
Anonymous - France around 1840 Small (or child's) Lyra guitar in very good condition, made in France around 1840, good player, maple back and sides, spruce top, ebony neck with brass supporters connected to the body, ebony fingerboard, ebony peg head with six ebony pegs, good bone frets and nut, ebony bridge, in original wooden coffin case. Measurements: - total length 75.3 cm - scale 56.7 cm - body length 33.4 cm - upper bout 32.3 cm - lower bout 32 cm - lowest rim 1 cm - highest rim 9.2 cm - nut 4.8 cm Price: US$ 3'500.00 Reference: 3303
Syrian Luthier, Damascus - Syria around 1840 A very nice 6 course (12 strings) Oud bearing the original maker's label written in Arabic stating the name of the Syrian luthier, the city of Damascus and the islamic year 1344 (1925-1926). Top with 1 large and 2 small soundholes with rosette, 4 unrepaired hairline cracks, round back with 15 ribs interspersed with different kind of wood stripes (some seams open), neck made of different kinds of wood, fretless fingerboard inlaid with wooden ornaments, head with 12 original pegs. Measurements: - total length 83 cm - scale 64 cm - body length 52 cm - width 37.2 cm - diam. rosette large 11.4 cm - diam. rosette small 3.8 cm - body depth 22 cm - head 23 cm
Baum - Germany dated 1845 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 bone 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).
Antonio Monzino, Milano - Italy dated 1810 An early example of italian guitar (from Milan) labelled: Antonio Monzino, "Fabbricatore d'istromenti, Mercante di Corde armoniche nella Contrada della Dogana all'insegna della Sirena in Milano - 1810" Professionally restored 22 years ago from a very important italian luthier (Andrea Tacchi). The guitar is perfectly playable. Probably needs to make a new shellack varnish and some small, but not important, repairs. The length of the guitar is 91.5 cm the body is 44 cm long and 29 cm wide the scale length is 62.5 cm neck width at nut: 42 mm neck width at 12th fret: 57 mm Top of very fine spruce, back and sides seems to be of cherry. The neck is straight and the guitar has a low action with the typical sound of an 19th antique guitar. Very comfortable to play. Original typical moustache bridge. Included is an original case of 19th century. Shipping and handlings is extra, please ask for a quote.
Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France around 1831-34 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.
Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy dated 1800 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.
Panormo, London - England for Huerta dated 1828 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".
Rene Lacote, Paris - France dated 1825 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 bone tuners, head stamped: Lacote Paris. Head was changed from peghead to machinehead, the outline of the original peg holes are visible. Ebony fingerboard with bone frets and nut, ebony bridge and bone 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
G. L. Panormo, London - England dated 1864 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 bone tuners, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone 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
H. Derazey - France around 1831 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 bone 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 bone 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.
Anonymous - Germany or Austria around 1830 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 bone. 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).
Edgar Light, London - England around 1790 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
Blehee Mangin, Paris - France around 1820 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
Anonymous - Germany around 1820 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).
Francois Bastien, Paris - France around 1800 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.
Anonymous - France around 1860 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.
Damianos - France around 1835 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
Anonymous - French around 1820 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, bone 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
Panormo, London - England dated 1832 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 bone tuners stamped: Baker, ebony fingerboard with good original frets and bone 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
Preston, London, England around 1790 Stamped on the back of the head: Preston London. Spruce top with several repaired hairline cracks with painted purfling, bone 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 bone and ebony square plaque, ebony finger board with an bone nut and 12 brass frets, brass and ebony capo, ebony and bone 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.
Panormo, London - England dated 1827 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 bone tuners stamped: RANCE. Ebony fingerboard with good frets and bone nut, neck slightly bent, ebony bridge with bone dot markers on both ends and ivoy saddle, 5 old worm holes in top and back.
Johann Christian Hoffmann - Germany dated 1733 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
Claude Humel, Mirecourt - France around 1820 A good original French romantic guitar stamped by the maker: Claude Humel a Mirecourt. Spruce top with mother-of-pearl and bone rosette and bindings, some repaired hairline cracks, Brazilian rosewood over spruce veneered back with bone 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
Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy dated 1834 Beautiful Terz guitar by Gennaro Fabricatore. Fully restored. Amazing sound and projection for a small guitar. String length: 57.5cm
Goulding & Co, London - England around 1840 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 bone 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
Anonymous - Spain around 1840 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 bone frets, the peghead for six original ebony pegs, ebony bridge with mother of pearl inlays and boney saddle, bone 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
Anonymous, German around 1840 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.
C. Boulangier, London - England around 1840 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 bone tuners, ebony bridge, bone 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.
Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France dated 1844 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 bone 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.
Etienne Laprevotte, Paris - France around 1835-37 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.
Anonymous - France around 1830 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 bone saddle, ebony nut, good bone 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
Anonymous, Spanish around 1830 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 bone tuners, the face of the head also decorated in mother-of-pearl, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, bone 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.
Anonymous, French or German around 1770 - 1790 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 bone frets, bone nut and saddle, scale 65.9 cm, length of back 46.3 cm.
Rene Lacote, Paris - France dated 1864 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, bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle, enclosed machine heads with bone 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.
Gennaro Fabricatore, Napoli - Italy dated 1835 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, bone saddle, in top original mahogany coffin case with lock and key and original capotaster in ebony and bone.
Anonymous, French around 1850 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 bone tuners stamped: V "Crown" J. Gerard, 50 King St. Good ebony fingerboard with bone nut, ebony bridge and bone saddle, good neck, plays nice.
Blaise Le Jeune, France around 1830 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, bone 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.
Anonymous, French around 1810 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, bone saddle. Neck is almost straight with good bone 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
Lacote School, French around 1840 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, bone nut and saddle, scale length 62.8 cm, back length 44 cm.
Pratten Style, French around 1850 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, bone and ebony bindings, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, ebony veneered neck and Head, brass machine heads with bone tuners, fancy head faceplate with mother-of-pearl decorations, ebony fingerboard, ebony bridge decorated with mother-of-pearl, bone nut and saddle.
A. Lutz & Comp., Wien - Austria around 1850 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.
Attributed George & Manby, London - England around 1850 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, bone 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
Jh. Gerard from Paris, London - England around 1850 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
Beau:, Paris - France around 1820 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, bone bindings, ebony veneered neck and peghead with six original ebony pegs, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone saddle, ebony nut, straight neck but high action because of neck angle, good frets. In original wooden coffin case.
Anonymous, French around 1820 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 bone nut, ebony bridge with bone saddle. Good neck with medium high action. Nice bone 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.
Anonymous - French around 1850 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 bone, 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 bone 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
D & A Roudhloff, Paris - France dated 1847 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 bone machine heads stamped: "Crown" J. Gerard, 50 King St., bone nut, later ebony bridge with bone 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
French Romantic Guita around 1840 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, bone nut and saddle, bone 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.
Mozzani, Milano - Italy around 1880 A rare one armed Harp Guitar with original instruction booklet and original case.
Panormo, London - England dated 1826 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 bone tuners made by G. Rance, ebony fingerboard with good bone frets, bone 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
Juan Pages, Cadiz - Spain dated 1791 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.
French Romantic Guitar around 1820 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 bone and brass tuners by Parker, good frets, beautiful bone bindings at the top and bottom sides, bone 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.
Lacote, Paris - France dated 1841 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 bone machine heads, ebony fingerboard with good metal frets, bone nut, ebony bridge with bone 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
Barry, London - England around 1800 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, bone 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
Anonymous - French around 1850 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 bone machine heads stamped: the letter "V", a "crown", the letter "R", J. Gerard, 80 King ST. Ebony bridge, bone 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
Anonymous, French around 1850 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 bone 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
Spanish Romantic Guitar around 1820 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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