Captain America
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I'm curious about this brand. Would be interesting to know how they sound.
I'm curious about this brand. Would be interesting to know how they sound.
My soprano is circa 40s and is missing it's 12th fret but it is a honey. Very nice tone.
I have a very early '50's, according to Tom Favilla, baritone. It's dark quater sawn Honduran Mahogany with a deep smokey, bluesy sound to it. Someone previously put steel strings on the 4th and first, liftin the neck a little. The saddle was glued in and filed down to the wood.
I'm deciding now whether to have it restored or sell it. Kind of leaning towards restoration as it has such a wonderful look and sound. It'll probably cost more than it''s worth but ....
Anyone heard of the Favilla Wimbrola? It looks like a pineapple shape mated with a stop sign? I hear they are not very common in the smaller four string version. Favilla was making them for John Wimbro for awhile. When he couldn't pay for them, they badged what they had as Favilla and called it the Wimbrola. Anyone know a date on these things? They, like the tear drops are made of maple.