All you guitarists out there...what is this?
- Thread starter lizcam
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Sukigod
Member
It\'s a lyre-guitar. Google will can you the rest. Production on these kind of guitars kinda died around the turn of the century (the last one). My guess, by the shape of the body, it may be a Washburn or Harp.
Here\'s a link to a description that kinda matches your photo...
http://www.themomi.org/museum/articles/curveballs/1.html
Does it have any labels or marking inside or on the back to help define a maker?
Neat piece btw! They also seem to be a bit rare.
Here\'s a link to a description that kinda matches your photo...
http://www.themomi.org/museum/articles/curveballs/1.html
Does it have any labels or marking inside or on the back to help define a maker?
Neat piece btw! They also seem to be a bit rare.
ScottRadom
Shogun of Saskatchewan
What an assanine response!
It\'s obviously a Vulcan Lute like the kind spock plays.....duh.
You Herberts!
Shawn R. L.
New member
Don\'t let Pete Townsend near it!!
laurence
Brushlover
That looks like it belongs in a museum. I\'m sure that there would be some collectors value in that \'lyre\'. It\'s hard to say if it\'s worth a mint? After doing a little research on the net, it seems that they were used for a while and then went out of fashion and production. This was because of the poor sound of the instrument compared with other guitars (lutes, etc) of their day. Consequently, their value was diminished.
As a guitar enthusiast, I\'d love to have a play on this guy! If you do decide to sell it, please let me know. As I\'m in the market to buy an acoustic guitar for writing tunes on. This could work.
As a guitar enthusiast, I\'d love to have a play on this guy! If you do decide to sell it, please let me know. As I\'m in the market to buy an acoustic guitar for writing tunes on. This could work.
lizcam
New member
My family would take me out back and ritually stone me to death if I sold it. Not to mention that it has very fond memories for me. I remember it hanging on he wall of my grandmother\'s music room as she taught a young Lyle Mayes to play piano. I remember it hanging on the wall above a planter in my parents housr he day my Mom told me she had breast cancer. I remember the day it came to me after my Dad married jis current wife who wanted to get rid of all traces of my mother in his life. I remember seeing my son ask if he could hold it just once and the reverent look on his face as he ran his fingrs along it\'s rusty steel strings. Nope, don\'t think I\'ll be getting rid of it any time soon.
But I will be in the market for a good craftsman to restore it some time in the future. I want to see what it looked like when it was new. I want to hear what it sounds like in the hands of a master just once. Then I\'ll hang it on the wall and tell all my grandkids it\'s story and some day my son will hang it on his wall too. Maybe someone in the future of my family will look at it and wonder.....then pick it up and learn to play it and make it sing again.
generulpoleaxe
New member
it would probably be cheaper to source a new one and keep this one as is for the memories it contains.
solomon kenobi
New member
Yeah, you wouldn\'t want to sell something like that. In fact you should try to go to your local music store and buy a portable humidifier to place into the instrument to prevent the would from rotting and chipping. It\'s definitely an antique that you should try and restore. Great piece!
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Planet-Waves-Body-Guard-Humidifier?sku=420552
here is the link for a cheap and well worth humidifier for your antique.
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Planet-Waves-Body-Guard-Humidifier?sku=420552
here is the link for a cheap and well worth humidifier for your antique.
laurence
Brushlover
Family Heirloom.
Hi LizCam, Wow! I didn\'t realise how much sentimental value and memories this guitar has attached to it. I\'m sure that a good guitar luthier could restore it to playable condition without hurting your pocket too much. That\'s the key though. Find yourself a great luthier with a good reputation from muso\'s. He or she will be able to fix it right up.
Hi LizCam, Wow! I didn\'t realise how much sentimental value and memories this guitar has attached to it. I\'m sure that a good guitar luthier could restore it to playable condition without hurting your pocket too much. That\'s the key though. Find yourself a great luthier with a good reputation from muso\'s. He or she will be able to fix it right up.
