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Yep, I missed the volute direction. I agree that Martin used a bit of arch as did other companies later which became more pronounced.

I sent pictures to John Bernunzio who has seen tons of this...

Good observation. Here is a picture from Hartman's Larson book of a Larson Mandola, or mandolin, that has the same volute.208374

Thanks for taking a look. As to the neck shape. I am comparing it to 2 other Maurer's I own. The neck shape on Sn 4686 is almost identical. Sn. 3248 is a bit more "V'ed" and deeper that the other 2....

Here are a few more pictures. If this was not built by the Larson's then who was building guitars with an arched top and back, aka under tension around 1900?208360208361208362208363208364208365208366

Thanks for the info. Have you seen any guitars that are from the very early Larson period? I ask because I have an unusual unlabeled guitar that looks to be Larson built but has some interesting...

Hoping to find any info. about early Larson built Champion or very early Maurer guitars. Anybody have one, seen one, know where one is? Something around 1900.

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This is great work. Wondering where the link to the pictures are and is there a description of #3 Electric guitar?

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Lynn

Interesting assessment and one I am interested in learning more about. I am part of a group who are conducting a study of early Orville, and Gibson Co. instruments. This is an effort to determine if...