Mystery guitar

Mitu · September 9

I thank everybody from the last post for leaving a comment.

I've been long wondering what model my guitar is, all I was told when the guitar was given to me was that it was made by a passionate woodworker who made a dozen of guitars to give of to a man to smuggle crack out of Columbia. (No idea how true this is, probably not very.)

I've looked at pictures on the internet to see if any other gypsy jazz guitars look similar ,but with very little success, could anybody help me?

(The little black dot is a pick up for anyone wondering.)

lucky · September 9

The headstock and neck look like they’ve been taken off an Ovation guitar.

Joonas · September 10

Several companies/luthiers make f-holed gypsy guitars but yours is none of them.

Here pictured an Altamira for example:

Maybe the story you were told is actually true. It would make a fantastic legend.

Mitu · September 10

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/122871#Comment_122871

Every good guitar has a story behind it no? :) I'm more wondering, from all the F hole models I've seen whilst looking through pictures, none of them have that little hole in the middle like mine does, I don't know why the addition but it's there. Perhaps the woodworker took inspiration from a Altamira, it does look fairly similar.

Willie · September 10

I think the inspiration came from the Maccaferri plastic guitar:

https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=6904

Mitu · September 10

https://www.djangobooks.com/forum/discussion/comment/122873#Comment_122873

I really do see it! they look exactly the same, I would say that is actually spot on with my guitar, the pegs aren't on the sides but that isn't really a massive difference. Thank you! 😁