Southwell Guitars

The Terz Guitar

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All I can say for sure about this instrument is that it was built in England around 1830-1840 and its maker has obviously been influenced by the Panormos. It has a spruce top with rosewood sides and a back of rosewood veneer on a pine ground. The head and neck are mahogany, with an ebony fingerboard and 18 silver nickel frets. It has an ebony bridge with ebony and mother of pearl rosette and purfling decoration. (It is also offered with simplified decoration.) It has a string length of 56.5cm and was tuned up to G at 440 pitch. These little guitars, with their brilliant and powerful tone, were very popular, especially for duet work.

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