yummy Favilla

[ambrosepottie]

http://www.larkstreetmusic.com/stock.html

Not 1910 obviously, probably late 20's or early 30's. I've never seen a Favilla tenor.
Hmm, link just goes to main site. The Favilla tenor is about 3/4 way down under 'other acoustics'

[Jim Garber]

Here is a better link to pictures of the guitar. Has an extended fretboard and the name of the owner P. Sozio. Interesting.

[germano]

I check out the Lark Street site but I don't understand the reference to 'size 5'? I know that 0 thru 0000 refers to the depth of the body but what does the 5 refer to? Newbie here. Gorgeous instrument. 'Wish I could afford it.

germano
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[Jayyj]

Sizes carry on getting smaller from 0 through to 5, so 5 is tiny - about that of a 1/4 size classical guitar with a short scale. In the 19th Cenutry six string style 5s were referred to as "terz" guitars and tuned a third above standard pitch. Martin still make a size 5, and the 5-15 and 5-17 were probably their most popular styles for tenor versions.

Gorgeous guitar by the way.

[ambrosepottie]

http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/515.htm
Here's a newish Martin style 5 15. They made these for awhile in the 90's and early 2000's. The body is pretty much the same as the style 5 Martin tenors from the 1920's. About the size of a baritone ukulele. Some builder should get on this as I think the tenor guitar is starting to ride the ukulele wave and will become popular in the next few years. I'm already seeing signs of it. Probably as a Chicago tuned (DGBE) instrument though, which is a bit of a shame as it really shines in a 5ths tuning.