I found this neat little coffee table on Ebay for $30! It is a late 1800-early 1900s parlor guitar sized mold, used for building guitar bodies. Someone who really knew furniture making turned it into a table, I'm guessing close to 100 years ago. The walnut veneer that was applied is thick and lustrous, similar to "Empire" era furniture. It has a weird little cover/top that pops on and off as well...It goes so well in front of the old turn of the century shoe-shine stand in my office! OK folks, I know it isn't a guitarmaking article, but it is pretty rare to find something like this, you gotta admit!
One has to wonder as you're sitting in my office with a cup of coffee, how many guitars were made from this mold/table creature...who played them, the songs they knew, what they had for lunch, etc....
All the best, and please visit my site for lots of custom guitars and repair info!
Makes you wonder how many guitars were made in that mold before it became furniture.... and how they played.
Posted by: Joe B | September 08, 2008 at 04:11 PM
Amazing find! What a piece of history. . .
Posted by: Christine | September 15, 2008 at 04:00 PM