barrage-romantique Italienne

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Comment by Valéry Sauvage on January 27, 2011 at 18:31

The writing is from the luthier that makes a first restoration in 1903: Vial in Monaco. (known as a violin maker)

Comment by Scot Tremblay on January 27, 2011 at 17:40

Thanks Valery.

 

I make a replica of a little 1828 L. Panormo French style guitar that has exactly the same bracing except for the V. In fact the shape and the build looks very much like that, not the later Panormo Spanish fan brace style that most of us are familar with. I might have to make one with the extra V braces to see what effect it has. I actually prefer tone of the French style Panormo to the fan braced one but...

 

Do you know what the writing on the soundboard says? I cannot make it out from the photo.

 

 

Comment by Valéry Sauvage on January 27, 2011 at 17:10

Hello Scott, I post another picture, no marks of previous bars, so it seems bars are original.

Comment by Scot Tremblay on January 27, 2011 at 16:07

I'd be interested in the answer to that as well. Everything looks normal for that period except the V shaped pattern at the tail. I've not seen that one before...interesting.

Comment by Valéry Sauvage on January 27, 2011 at 16:02

Yes. The guitar was restored first in 1903 and then in 2009, but bars are originals. It is not a lattice, hé ! ;-)))

Val

Comment by Wilson Burnham on January 27, 2011 at 14:19

Hi, Valery!

It's a great sounding guitar! I have to ask: is all the bracing that I see in the photo original? Thanks for posting it!

Wilson

Comment by Valéry Sauvage on January 26, 2011 at 8:32

You can listen to it

http://earlyguitar.ning.com/video/mauro-giuliani-etude-opus-100

V.