Re: Help identifying an antique shop find
Ray is right: this is certainly Italian made, and likely Sicilian, probably Catanese.
Allen is right: get the tuners matched up. Tuning that will drive a person crazy.
Ed is right: the neck is way out of wack, possibly from heavier-than-desired string sizes, possibly because these are very lightly built.
David is right: You may be able to lower the bridge enough to get it (sort of playable). Maybe.
Mike and Drew are right: Get you repairperson to take a look at that crack.
David is right: Extra light gauge strings! The GHS ultra lights: .09-.38 are cheap and readily available.
Ed is right: This is as old as it looks. Likely 1900-1910 era. Maybe a couple years either way.
Hopefully you can get it playable. If the action is too high it is going to make learning harder. The neck looks muy sketchioso.
Good luck!
Mick
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