DjangoBooks.com
Welcome to our Community!
Categories
- 17.9K All Categories
- 394 General
- 255 Welcome
- 10 Archtop Eddy's Corner
- 74 CD, DVD, and Concert Reviews
- 29 FAQ
- 9 Gypsy Jazz Italia
- 17 Photos
- 24 Gypsy Picking
- 3 Unaccompanied Django
- 1 Pearl Django Play-Along Vol.1
- 1 Gypsy Fire
- 21 Gypsy Rhythm
- 551 Gypsy Jazz University - Get Educated
- 104 Gypsy Jazz 101
- 175 Repertoire
- 128 History
- 88 Technique
- 39 Licks and Patterns
- Daniel Givone Manouche Guitare Method Users Group
- 17 Eddie Lang Club
- 996 Gypsy Jazz Gear
- 645 Guitars, Strings, Picks, Amps, Pickups and Other Accessories
- 315 Classifieds
- 36 Recording
- 38 Other Instruments
- 17 Violin
- 3 Mandolin
- 6 Accordion
- 3 Bass
- 9 Woodwinds
- 197 Gypsy Jazz Events
- 78 North America
- 81 Europe
- 38 International
Who's Online 1
Today's Birthdays
Any idea what this guitar is?
Comments
It looks like a Patenotte 251 with some modifications
The long single-piece bridge (no separate "moustache" pieces) is consistent with Patenotte.
Patenotte? Is that a good thing?
I disagree with Patenotte.
The curve of the cutaway, which often has subtle differences is always a good way to try to match a guitar. In this case the horn is more rounded than any Patenotte I have seen. One piece bridges have been common in the past on cheap Chinese copies, as have abalone inlays around the soundhole (which I think I can see there?). Also many of them came with rubbish tailpieces which might explain the Saga type replacement.
Not that I am saying that is what it is, as some of them can be hard to identify too, but we can rule out Patenotte.
On the other hand, a tenth fret dot marker and a pretty (although redundant) fingerboard extension add some authenticity.
Zoom in on the photo and notice the low E string is Much closer to the A string. Whether or not it has "jumped" out of the bridge slot OR Not, considering the distance to edge of fretboard indicates a possible neck misalignment to body.
It looks to me like an early version of one of those cheap guitars you can get on Alibaba. I remember when they first started popping up they didn’t always have labels. Either that or possibly a self build.
I wouldn’t spend more than a couple of hundred without knowing more about it.
Agreed. Notice also how the fretboard inlays are not centered between the g and d strings. Often a sign of a neck misalignment.
Actually, the strings should not be evenly spaced apart (not equal centerline distance). They should have equal spaces BETWEEN them.
^ I've heard that before, but never understood the reasoning. Surely it would be more comfortable for the player if the center of mass of each string was equally spaced apart?
Wim, IDK that's just what I recall reading in Bob Bennedetto's book when I was a total newbee and first started building archtops. I still have the book somewhere but not sure where.
Also, what could be going on in the picture is the bridge has just slid off to one side. I doubt the neck isn't aligned as it is pretty easy to get it spot on before gluing. Neck alignment is one of the least stressful part of luthiery for me. But you do need really accurate jigs.
That said, it does look like the low E has jumped out of it's little indentation on the bridge but really hard to tell from a picture.