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Early Romantic guitar
Regarding the body, this instrument is a historical reproduction. However, the neck has been adapted to the technical demands of modern ways of playing. The fingerboard is glued on to the neck and soundboard which, through a higher bridge, provides a greater distance of the strings to the top . Additionally, this guitar has been fitted with a tuning mechanism. On demand I can also build this instrument completely in line with the original plan from the museum in Paris.
The plan belongs to the Grobert-Guitar (around 1800), the so-called 'Paganini-Guitar'. This instrument was signed by the artist on the soundboard on the occasion of a visit to Paris when the guitar was lent to him by Grobert. Later, the guitar was in the possession of Hector Berlioz, who also added his signature before he donated it to the Conservatoire of Paris.
Historical String Instruments
| Soundboard |
: German Spruce |
| Back / Sides |
: German Maple
: East Indian Rosewood
: Brazilian Rosewood |
| Neck |
: Mahogany , laminated |
| Fingerboard |
: Ebony |
| Standard scale |
: 650 mm |
| Tuning machines |
: Freewheel |
| Bridge |
: Ebony |
| Bridgepins |
: Ebony with Mother-of-Pearl |
| Varnish |
: Shellac, matt |
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: Shellac, hand polished
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: Nitrocelulose lacquer,
matt or high gloss |
Own design after a draft by Casparo da Salo from 1560.
| Soundboard |
: German Spruce |
| Back / Sides |
: German Maple |
| Neck |
: Mahogany |
| Fingerboard |
: Ebony |
| Standard scale |
: 450 mm |
| Rosette |
: Mahogany |
| Tuning pegs |
: Ebony
: Boxwood |
| Varnish |
: Shellac, matt |
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: Shellac, hand polished |
| Standard tuning |
: 4 courses: e'e' a'a' d'd' g g |
Historical reproduction of an instrument by Hans Frei from
the year 1530. |
Materials / options:
| Soundboard |
: German Spruce, waxed |
| Round back |
: German Maple, Shellac matt
: German Maple, Shellac hand polished |
| Neck |
: Lime , veneered |
| Fingerboard |
: Rosewood |
| Standard scale |
: 620 mm |
| Tuning pegs |
: Ebony |
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: Boxwood |
| Standard tuning |
: 6 courses : g´ d´d´ a a f f c c G g |
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: 7 courses : g´ d´d´ a a f f c c G g F f |
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| Historical reproduction of an instrument by W. Venere from the year 1582. |
Materials / options:
| Soundboard |
: German Spruce, waxed |
| Round back |
: German Maple, shellac matt
: German Maple, shellac handpolished |
| Neck |
: Lime, veneered |
| Fingerboard |
: Rosewood |
| Standard scale |
: 650 mm |
| Tuning pegs |
: Ebony |
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: Boxwood |
| Standard tuning |
: 8 courses : g´ d´d´ a a f f c c G g F f E e |
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: 10 courses : g´ d´d´ a a f f c c G g F f E e D d C c |
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