Hi this page is devoted
to guitars 
1918 Gibson Mandolin
Guitar
.
Very cool
Starting
with My spring trip to
the
smithsonian instution
all
guitars pictured here
are
in a storage room
on
the 4th floor of the
American
History Muesum
In
Washington D.C.
Special
thanks go's out to
Harry
Alden (you THe MOn )
and
especially Gary Strurm
(assistant
director of special projects )
who
had the Keys .
And
was totally cool and knew all about there history
I
will atempt to relate all I remember about the instruments shown
.
Thanks
Davmon
.Me with
1900-1920
.
Gibson Mandolin Bass
.
Me and Gary
.
.
.
.Old 1800's Guitar
.notice the extra Bass strings
at the top of the instrument
used as ambient or resonating
strings
.
.
.
Jeweled parlor guitar
from the 1700's
.
.
.
the back of the same
guitar
check out the intricate
rose sound hole
.
.
this is a 17 th century
lute
notice the ivory back and
sides
.
.
.
this is a Paul Reed Smith
Dragon # 42
notice the very cool
dragon inlay on the neck
.
.
this one is made out of
a cigar box
.
.jimmy herring's fingers
.
(Phil
& friends)
.
go to guitar page
2,3,4,5
(Coming soon)
.
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