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| Author: | jazzpiano [ Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
First, let me just say I know almost nothing about this stuff, so honestly any comments are appreciated. I have a 5-course 12-string guitar, which, according to my research, stopped being made around 1625, but this one has metal frets and metal strings that appear to be part of the original construction; the hand-carved notches for the frets fit too perfectly for them to have been made at different times. But I thought that metal wasn't being used for frets and strings until the 1750's. Where/when could this be from? There is no gut at all, the strings are not wound, they're pure metal. |
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| Author: | wbergman [ Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
A photo would help. |
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| Author: | JohnAbercrombie [ Sat Jun 12, 2010 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
wbergman wrote: A photo would help. Also, a thread title that is a bit more specific could be a good idea as well- 'Info needed on dating ? Baroque ?? Guitar' might attract attention from folks who could help. John |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 6:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
try www.earlyguitar.ning.com mc |
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| Author: | Michael.N. [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
A 5 course Baroque guitar would commonly have 9 strings. They continued to be made well into the 18 th century. Yours sounds more like a type of Cittern or chitarra battente but without a photo it's simply impossible to say. |
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| Author: | jazzpiano [ Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE AMAZING |
Thanks for the suggestions, I tried to include pictures but it didn't work for some reason. I'll make a new thread with a better title and figure out how to get the pictures on!! |
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