3 years in restoration...yawn

German 1842

Some History
http://www.zither.us/?q=zither.makers.mittenwald


Georg Born 1812 Mittenwald, died 1880 Augsburg. Worked for Engleder in Munich, subsequently in Augsburg. Son-in-law and (from 1842) successor of F. Krenn, a guitar maker in Munich. Appointed luthier to the court. Retired 1875. Chiefly occupied with plucked instruments, but his repair label is found in a viol at the Bach Museum, Eisenach. His son, also Georg, followed him as a guitar maker, established in Mittenwald. Georg. Tiefenbrunner / München / Petersplatz No.811 Reparavit / georg. Tiefenbrunnr / Sendingerstarsse No.23 München 18..

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Comment by Clock The Wolf on November 6, 2014 at 10:36pm

Comment by BUGGY (C) on November 6, 2014 at 10:22pm
Sounds like this - http://youtu.be/VJONXydVeHA
Comment by Bluesheart on November 6, 2014 at 4:55pm

Excellent story and restoration. So graceful.

Comment by BUGGY (C) on November 6, 2014 at 8:12am

Yeh and fit a truss rod!! and steels lol....

it hasnt got v struts so they got that bit wrong!

 

Comment by Diglydog on November 6, 2014 at 7:38am

That's a lovely old instrument.  Do you want me to cut a couple of humbuckers into it - make it more versatile ?

Comment by BUGGY (C) on November 6, 2014 at 7:15am

same issue

Comment by BUGGY (C) on November 6, 2014 at 7:09am
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