BeardyAndy
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My main instrument is: Tanglewood TW73 E
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Post by BeardyAndy on Jun 6, 2016 21:31:01 GMT
Hello all I thought i'd share with you my great great grandfathers guitar in the hope of some advice/info It's made by Antonio Carlos Garcia of Madrid and he apparently made guitars exclusively for the UK market and sold them out of Alban Voigt & co in london I've had some luck on Google and am pretty certain that it was made around 1870 and found a similar model (better condition/slightly less decorative) that they tell me sold for 2000 euro, now of course it will never be sold but it's nice to know! There is some damage to the front, not sure how it happened but its pretty fresh and a crack has started from it. Even like this the sound is lovely and it's a joy to play, it's spent the last 50 or so years in it's box and I think it's about time it was used again so I would like to get it back to its former glory. Does any one have any recommendations for luthiers that specialise in the old and frail? Andy
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Post by leoroberts on Jun 6, 2016 21:38:15 GMT
Andy, I'm sure you'll get some assistance - most of the luthiers on here are old and frail
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Post by ocarolan on Jun 6, 2016 22:55:02 GMT
Looks interesting! Hope youcan get it sorted. This is not a personal recommendation, but could be somewhere near at hand for some initial advice and possibly more - www.tonyrockettguitars.co.uk/repairs.htmKeith
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2016 6:22:45 GMT
Lovely looking guitar Andy. Check out Brook guitars if you would like this restored. Their news section is full of previous projects that they have worked on, and their work is amazing.
Robbie
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Post by andyhowell on Jun 7, 2016 9:23:42 GMT
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BeardyAndy
Strummer
Posts: 39
My main instrument is: Tanglewood TW73 E
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Post by BeardyAndy on Jun 7, 2016 23:14:20 GMT
Looks interesting! Hope youcan get it sorted. This is not a personal recommendation, but could be somewhere near at hand for some initial advice and possibly more - www.tonyrockettguitars.co.uk/repairs.htmKeith Thanks Keith that's a good lead, I'll definitely get in contact with him.
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