1826 Metzler Parlour Guitar - made by Vogel
Pictures of the guitar as it came in and after repair.
It has an inscription written in pencil just below the bridge on the inside (that we think says)
C G Vogel in Plauen im Voigtland in Sachsen
607 Guittarm 1826
So it was made in Plauen in Vogtland, Saxony, Germany and was retailed by Metzler & Son of 105 Wardour Street, London.
Unusually it has bone frets
It has an inscription written in pencil just below the bridge on the inside (that we think says)
C G Vogel in Plauen im Voigtland in Sachsen
607 Guittarm 1826
So it was made in Plauen in Vogtland, Saxony, Germany and was retailed by Metzler & Son of 105 Wardour Street, London.
Unusually it has bone frets
Machine heads, nut, floating bridge and tailpiece removed. Fretboard removed and slots cleaned of old bone.
Splits in head re-glued, with both and front and back veneered to strengthen.
Back taken off. Back struts re-glued and label cleaned and protected.
Top struts re-glued. Bridge patch mad and installed. Three patches around the sound hole fitted to flatten the top. Splits filled with spruce and closed. Top cleaned a lot.
Back refitted and new rosewood binding made and fitted with white purfling.
Ebony shim made for under the fretboard, glued in and sanded to remove a bow and twist in the neck. Ebony pieces put back around neck joint and a new heel cap made.
New frets made from bone pieces, glued in and levelled.
Three new sound hole rosette ivy leaves made and a tail decoration rose flower made from mother of pearl.
New ebony bridge made and pins fitted. Pearl dot replaced in end pin.
French polished.
Strung with light gauge silk and steel strings.
Splits in head re-glued, with both and front and back veneered to strengthen.
Back taken off. Back struts re-glued and label cleaned and protected.
Top struts re-glued. Bridge patch mad and installed. Three patches around the sound hole fitted to flatten the top. Splits filled with spruce and closed. Top cleaned a lot.
Back refitted and new rosewood binding made and fitted with white purfling.
Ebony shim made for under the fretboard, glued in and sanded to remove a bow and twist in the neck. Ebony pieces put back around neck joint and a new heel cap made.
New frets made from bone pieces, glued in and levelled.
Three new sound hole rosette ivy leaves made and a tail decoration rose flower made from mother of pearl.
New ebony bridge made and pins fitted. Pearl dot replaced in end pin.
French polished.
Strung with light gauge silk and steel strings.
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