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exceptional circa 1830's early romantic guitar

$ 1188

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

This circa 1830 guitar bears no label, but (how common this is I don't know) has a body outline that is an exact match to the Lacote featured on the Crane website....so I would say it is from the "Lacote school" or at least built with this as a model and contemporaneous. I acquired it at a French auction several years ago. Extraordinarily nice sound per local early romantic guitar players who have played it. Action professionally re-set so it is appropriately low. Body is flamed maple veneered over spruce (a common practice for this era) with spruce fingerboard. It is either a solid flamed maple neck or veneer in perfect condition.
Numerous small past repairs and the usual signs of surface wear. It has remained stable and in good playing order over the time I've owned it.  Comes in a hard case.
If you wish to see any more surface details please ask for me to photograph any specific areas.
Buyer to pay packing/shipping.
Width at nut: 46 mm (or perhaps 45.5?)
String length: 62.8 cm
distance between fingerboard bottom of first string at 12th fret: 3.5mm
distance between top of 12th fret and bottom of first string: 2.5  mm