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Yes I think you are right! I will than maybe start a post on these guitars somewhere soon. BTW I saw Michael has sold two guitars like this on Djangobooks in the past (a Gérôme and a Carbonell/Fiore Specialita) which sounded really great from what I can tell from his video posts. The most common Gérôme full body/spanish/gypsy type guitars are what they call model or type "Brassens" since Georges Brassens played on these guitars (also on Busato's and later Favino's in this hybrid style). The one Michael sold is a Gérôme model I have never seen before, also the headstock is like I have never seen before on a Gérôme.. . The tailpiece on the Carbonell/Fiore Specialita is one seen more often on Sicilian guitars, I have a Stefano Caponnetto with the same tailpiece.
Tangentially trivial, but there was a company in the Chicago area called Abate Stamping. Midwestern pronunciation was like Abbott.
They were such a large producer of steel stampings used by electrical transformer manufacturers (end bells, mounting feet, not laminations), their shutdown during relocation impacted production by small companies. It was said to be part of the reason the Classic Tone transformer parent company closed down.
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Carmelo Catania Sicilian acoustic guitars, the guitar of choice of the particularly gorgeous French actress, Marie LaForet
(This had been posted in the wrong thread before:)
And another interesting guitar (with an interesting price):
An attractive swallow ("rondine") inlay on this pre-war Sicilian acoustic by Vincenzo Miroglio
Love it! Very interesting choice to keep that little piece of wood across the soundhole for its tail. Yours? Looks ~parlor sized.
I thought about bidding, but I've recently spent a lot on another saxophone so opted not to.
The Miroglio "Rondine" sold, with another old acoustic, for just £20 ( $25 USD ). 🙀
😲 and that guitar looks playable as is, doesn't seem like it needs any work whatsoever.
For £20 I wouldn't feel bad just hanging it on the wall for decoration if it didn't sound nice. Though I probably say that all the time when I see these beautiful old guitars.
Was this a local auction? I miss the old Elgin mart...used to go nearly every week!
An attractive "Pavone" guitar by Giuseppe Miroglio E Figli, currently on eBay.
Once , I'd have bought this, but I'm not really playing enough guitar to justify it nowadays. -A-