GG144, a European "Martin" copy from around 1900

Trying to prepare an OldGura in each batch that does not already have a customer. This one is special, it is a European and probably German parlor guitar that emulates the body shape of an American parlor. I think I know that similar instruments were made in quantity for export to the United States in the late 1800th century and around the turn of the century 1900.…

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Segmented stable leg on a nylon string guitar

Tested a segmented stable leg and plug on the nylon-stringed GammelGuran. What is an advantage of segmented stable leg on a steel-stranded, better separation, dynamics and softer sound was no hit at all. With a solid stable leg, the sound became clearer, "denser" and more treble-rich. The plugs that provide stability to the base for the string ball in the pin stall (with a 4…

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GG143, the first nylon stringed GammelGura'n

Made a piano pedal before and rebuilt a guitar from the "waiting room" to steel strings when it should have been with nylon strings. Everything was resolved and a new object was selected for a new attempt. It is a typical European parlor from around 1910 of a slightly larger model. The stable was glued, there were cracks in the lid…

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