Re: c.1920 Portuguese Guitar
Nice one Jake - those are great instruments in the right hands - some of the stuff the Fado players play is just amazing!
Re: c.1920 Portuguese Guitar
Nice work as usual, Jake. Did you string the bass strings as octaves. It sort of looks that way in the 2nd pic.
Re: c.1920 Portuguese Guitar
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Jim Garber
Nice work as usual, Jake. Did you string the bass strings as octaves. It sort of looks that way in the 2nd pic.
Yup, I usually just string these with a light 12-string guitar set and tune them to G or A above guitar's E. I figure a traditional player will just restring it for Fado tuning but most players in the US will be interested in some variant of guitar tuning.
Re: c.1920 Portuguese Guitar
Nice! I had one with a very similar top and headstock except that it had maple sides and back.