Four Project Instruments
We often get interesting instruments that require more workbench time than we have to spare, and these four instruments can certainly be saved and deserve to be restored and enjoyed.
They are ideal “project” instruments for the home hobbyist and amateur Luthier.
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We have a number of historic, Romantic era instruments for sale. All are being sold as is.
Here are another two, a George Manby guitar built in London around 1820, and a Gaetano Vinaccia guitar built around 1847 in Napoli, Italy.
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We have a number of historic, Romantic era instruments for sale. All are being sold as is.
Here are the first two, an Aubry Marie guitar built around 1820, and a Petre guitar built around 1830, both from France.
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This very cool fretless open back banjo was restored by Luke Mercier and features Nylgut strings on a newer fretless ebony fingerboard with fret markers from 120 year old celluloid and a 100 year old strip of marquetry.
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During the 1920’s, many European countries began to look again to their cultural histories. During the 1800s, the Lute virtually disappeared as an instrument – there were very few builders, and construction methods were lost, though there was a large amount of music available. The revival in the early 20th century produced many new instruments as builders tried to re-discover techniques and adapt to more modern needs.
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Historically interesting and in lovely condition, all mechanical parts are in very good working condition. The gold finish, perhaps a neo-classical motif, is very attractive and quite well preserved. The eight extra tuning keys on the front are interesting; this helps overcome the limitations of many smaller harp-based instruments, which lose strings (and notes) to fit into a smaller space. This idea is used on some modern instruments and components, such as the 5th string banjo capo and the HipShot ™ drop tuner.
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