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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 6685904, member: 55"]Sure, sounds like a classic parlor guitar. I have a parlor guitar made by Henry Mason, around 1910-1920. It was basically in pieces when I bought it, just to have the rosewood to use in other projects. But eventually I realized it had some very nice detailing, and I asked my favorite luthier if it would be worth restoring; and he said yes. After a considerable amount of work, it has an amazingly big sound.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]420363[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420364[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]420362[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Bigsby, a great designer, and his "Bigsby vibrato tailpieces" were generally applied to electric guitars, and he'd make sure the geometry was correct, so yes, those work well. I've got one electric with a non-Bigsby vibrato lever, lots of fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 6685904, member: 55"]Sure, sounds like a classic parlor guitar. I have a parlor guitar made by Henry Mason, around 1910-1920. It was basically in pieces when I bought it, just to have the rosewood to use in other projects. But eventually I realized it had some very nice detailing, and I asked my favorite luthier if it would be worth restoring; and he said yes. After a considerable amount of work, it has an amazingly big sound. [ATTACH=full]420363[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420364[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]420362[/ATTACH] Bigsby, a great designer, and his "Bigsby vibrato tailpieces" were generally applied to electric guitars, and he'd make sure the geometry was correct, so yes, those work well. I've got one electric with a non-Bigsby vibrato lever, lots of fun.[/QUOTE]
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