I have an old classical guitar, the label reads,carmencita grand prix paris 1931 ,anyone shed some light?

Question

I have an old classical guitar, the label reads,carmencita grand prix paris 1931 ,anyone shed some light?

Answer 1

Hi,

as I`ve not seen one of these b4,I assume that You are the person selling it on ebay.

This is not a classical guitar,if it were.the steel strings would quickly turn the non-reinforced neck into a banana!

This is a flat top steel string guitar,with an alternative method of stringing.The usual format has a glued on bridge,in which 6 holes are drilled,the strings being held in place by tapered pins,usually of wood/plastic,and in some cases,brass.

Although still manufactured today,this format is usually found on

cheapo guitars,You certainly won`t find them in most musical instrument shops,usually they would be sold by mail order or ebay.

The label on Yours implies that it was made by a respectable luthier,the grand prix part might indicate this a a prize winning

model,or that the luthier had won prizes for other instruments.

might well be worth a lot more than the current bid.

maybe You should pull it,and do more research,if its not too late.

good luck.