So, I'm writing a special article today. I have a sneaky suspicion that you'll like it - as your guitar is featured in it, but there's a whole lot more to it.
And, I have to put you in contact with someone. It's for a very worthy cause and you'll almost certainly (eventually) learn more.
Basically, I have found the experts on harp guitars. Your guitar is interesting - 'cause we know fuck all about it. It's entirely uncatalogued.
They want to put it into an encyclopedia.
To do that, they've got to do a bunch of work - but there's not much for you to do. Basically, they're going to want more pictures and your guitar will, with some time, make its way into their encyclopedia and they'll probably scurry about trying to learn more about it and about the luthier who crafted it.
Which is to say, your guitar is fairly unique.
Thanks for your interest. I'd like to know more about it. The glue used on the back must not have been very good as some, not a lot the last time I looked, is delaminating from the side. I presume this can be repaired by someone who knows what they're doing. If not, well it is what it is.
I'm pretty sure they'll want specific pictures and they'll be able to research from there.
You'll see in the article, and then I'll go ahead and connect with you on how to contact him.
Basically, I went and bugged the actual experts on this subject. Yup... I swear and tell dick jokes, and I went and bugged a bunch of folks who are fancy and academic. They're literally compiling the history of the guitar and making an encyclopedia dedicated to the harp guitar.
I'm stoked that I got replies and I'm really, really curious about what information comes out of this.
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