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Archive of entries posted on December 2018
GG136 August Carlsted about 1910
Have had an August Carlstedt guitar in before for repair and wrote about it here. This time it was a larger model that would also be made a complete GammelGura on. The condition was good except for the lid which had many cracks. Good craftsmanship throughout, the fitting of mother of pearl in the fretboard was not the best I have seen. …
Batch: Fade stable legs
One of the last things that happens with a finished GammelGura is to intonate the stable leg. The intonation is done by filing the top of the stable leg so that the string rests on an edge that should be about 1 mm wide or smaller. The measurement for oversaddle toning has already given a measure of where the intonation point is at the top of the stable leg,…
GG137 European circa 1900
Next in the batch to be finished was No. 49 from the waiting room. Bought it from a German collector a few years ago. A nice slightly older copy of the usual curvy European parlor guitars, most like this one built in Germany. Data from the waiting room: Total length: 93 cm Lid: 24 - 18 - 31 cm…
Obtained statistics
Uploaded a statistics extension to my blog. Saw that the page "On G" was one of the most popular! Has been a bit lax in updating it, but now I will sharpen up. Understand that there are many who are also waiting… In general, I think that my GammelGura jumped up a notch in quality since I…
Batch: Grip board, neck pocket, stop pads and plugs
I took pictures when I remembered while working on the ongoing batch. Two instruments already ready, Levinen from 1909 for CJ and the mandolin. The others are almost ready. Most people in the batch needed a new fretboard. I make them from Madagascar rosewood for the most part, but I also have ebony, maple and plum blanks. A suitable…
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Visit in the room
It is not often that you get famous visits to the venue. Got a call from some happy person who wondered if the room was open for visits, I'm not the one who's difficult, it's just fun. That it was Tomas Ledin who would have a gig later in the evening in Ö-vik came as a surprise. …
GM132 Levin Mandolin 1924
It happens that I get something other than a guitar, mandolins I have fixed to a few pieces over the years. This GammelMando'n was an early flat-bottomed Levin mandolin from 1924. Older mandolins are mostly ball mandolins, nothing wrong with them, but not popular nowadays with their globular back. The round shape is a bit…