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Thanks all. I did check the manufacturer's/luthier's name again. It is O.H.jr.B. There is period between the letters, with no spaces. Martin, if you have other resources, please follow up. Does...

Thanks all. Henry, I think I will try to post my question on Johannes' forum - if I can find it. Can any of you find it and post a link here? It is really good to have a translator like you on this...

Thanks, Henry. I'm afraid that not knowing German precludes me posting on Johannes' forum.

Regards,

I received this message from the museum. Can someone translate, please?

Hallo Peter, leider habe ich auch keinen Hinweis auf den Hersteller anhand der Fotos finden können. Vielleicht stellen Sie...

Thanks, "bingo". Good suggestion! I have contacted the museum and will post here if I get some new information.

Thanks Jim and "Fretted"

I did look up Otto Hoyer. Looks like he was into making violins and bows but made his mark with his violin bows for which he is best known. There is no evidence that he...

This mandolin is an heirloom, which has been in our family since 1953 or earlier. It belonged to my late father-in-law who really loved playing it. I know very little about it. The label is our only...

Alex Timmerman and I have exchanged a few emails on Embergher and his guitars and some specific information to help me with my restoration. With his permission I am sharing this information with...

Tradition does indeed die hard, Dels. But consider: Embergher used maple mainly for his concert (and better) guitars. Palisander (rosewood) was an option, but I don't know of any Embergher rosewood...

I think Embergher advertised his guitars as student and concert models only. Looks like he never had that español feeling! Peg tuners were traditional perhaps, but they had to be difficult to use.
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Just clues, perhaps: Did you notice that the axis of each tuning key is in front of the gear axis so that the strings pull the gear onto the worm. Around the mid 1920 these positions were reversed...

Quite right, Jim. There is a similar catalog page at Embergher.com, year unknown, that says the same thing.

http://www.embergher.com/index.php?id=58

Makes me wonder: why would a buyer not wan't...

Richard, The Tom Shinness harp guitar seems very robust with two tailpieces, steel strings and a multi string zither-like harp. Must be heavy! I like the way he strums the harp strings to add color...

We are in the gluing/clamping stage while building a few new parts like the pin bridge. The pictures at this point would be more confusing than anything because the clamps hide the item being glued....

Thanks, Jim. I will try to contact Kurt to see if he has any insights into my Embergher harp guitar. Interestingly, Embergher did not refer to the guitar shown on Aex timmerman's site as a harp...

My guitar has 8 single strings. 6 are over the fingerboard. The 2 harp strings are strung between the pin bridge and a small headstock extension with 2 tuning keys. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the welcome, Marty. Yes, Alex Timmerman is truly an excellent musician and Embergher historian. My guitar is almost the same as his but mine has 8 strings (two harp strings). And Delsbro,...

Hello everyone! My first post.

While Luigi Embergher is well known for his mandolins, he made a few fine concert guitars. A local luthier is helping me restore a 1928 Luigi Embergher harp guitar....