"I’m guessing Greig found these terms in the Martin archives, Yes?
Since I haven’t heard of these terms, I can only state the obvious:
1) Amadill guitar: this is surely reference to the charango made from the body of an Armadillo. Perhaps…"
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I only joined recently as I was looking for more information I found pictured in one of the discussions. It just occurred to me this is the perfect place to ask questions on some guitar minutia that…Continue
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"I googled this on the “amadill” guitar:
https://theguitarphile.com/1836-martin-schatz-amadill-guitar/
A fifth guitar would most likely be a guitar tuned a fifth up from normal.
Same with an octave guitar.
A bit more context would be…"
"Hello Greig, posts about gut strung guitars from before 1850 are welcome.
Can you give us a bit more info on where you heard the term 'Amadill' as related to Martin guitars?
Lyra guitar and lyre guitar are the same thing as far as I know."
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