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Documenting history as well as my experiences with repairing and restoring vintage guitars.
About William H. DeWick was born on December 15th, 1869 in Port Jefferson, New York to George and Aimee DeWick. His early life is unclear b...
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About Louis Sutz was born in Friedrichsthal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on June 17th, 1862 to parents Peter and Carolina. He moved to the Un...
1904 map with Sutz's shop located at the corner of Huber and Vine The building was demolished and is currently a parking lot Image Credit: Cincinnati Library Sanborn Map |
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Image Credit: Mandolin Cafe user - Jim Garber - Found on a defunct Korean website |
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Same design now in gold text on blue paper Image Source: Mandolin Cafe User - Andy G |
Sutz's headstock with 3 extra holes for some reason Image Credit: Invaluable.com |
Sutz's large heel Image Credit: Invaluable.com |
Unusually small heel from an earlier instrument Image Credit: Blog.Daum.Net - Paul Song |
Possible Sutz bridge Pyramid bridge with fretwire saddle Image Credit: UMGF.com - MojoDreads |
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Portrait c.1912 Image Credit: [3] About Franklin Howard Griffith was born December 19th, 1867 in Baltimore, Maryland. His father Isaiah was ...
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About Herwin was a short lived record label and distributor which existed in St. Louis, Missouri from 1924 until about 1930. Its founders ar...
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Reverb - Izzy's Vintage Guitars |
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Reverb - Izzy's Vintage Guitars |
Image Credit: State Historical Society of Missouri Included in my recent purchase of Schwarzer scans from the State Historical Society of ...
Image Credit: State Historical Society of Missouri |
Included in my recent purchase of Schwarzer scans from the State Historical Society of Missouri was this catalog of all the models available during the peak of Schwarzer's firm. This 1898 catalog contains numerous models and levels of ornamentation. The most expensive instrument is equivalent to $3,500 today which reflects the clientele that Franz and his men were building for.
Photograph is of a special order Prime Zither with ornamentation not seen in the catalog |
Pictured is No. 36 Model first introduced in 1891 |
Pictured is No. 45 Model first introduced in 1887 |
Pictured is No. 51 Model first introduced in 1878 |
Pictured is No. 73 Model first introduced in 1882 |
Pictured is No.62 Introduced in 1881 |
Pictured is No. 85 |
Image Credit: Historical Society of Missouri Style 118 Not Pictured List Price: $15.00 Spanish Cedar 9 ribs Mahogany border Spruce top Inl...
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About Best known for their zithers, the Schwarzer company is rarely associated with other stringed instruments when in actuality they prod...
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