GammelGura 0018 was a Levin tailpiece guitar from 1926. It is unusually large, a full 102 cm long. Levin called the size of the body "harp-shaped", a larger body was made on guitars with double necks and extra bass strings that were called harp guitars at the turn of the century. The guitar was in pretty poor condition, the side cracked both at the neck attachment and the bottom block. It had…
One of the two most recent ones sent to l CJ Acoustic Music AB in Östervåla is "on hold". The other one, which is just as good, will probably find its buyer as well. After all the repair work, it's time for a new batch of "Old Gura". This one will consist of at least two Swedish-made old parlors from…
The article in Tidningen Sju resulted in a number of repair jobs. A trio with a levin from 1942, an Ibanez nylon string and a ball mandolin from the 20s. A Crafton tilt from the 50's. A Martin D-15 had the rim repaired and the bottom was taken loose and glued on again. Forum thread
