1826 PANORMO FECIT
NUMBER 727
A lovely small Panormo, the earliest I have worked on so far, is in the workshop for restoration and sale. Generally in very good condition, it has no bridge and a large crack in the back that must be made good.
Outside and inside the body of the guitar as it arrived.
It has ivory frets which will be left in place.
Back, heel and head. The guitar body is figured maple covered with a very dark varnish.
These tuning machines came with the guitar but are probably not original. The guitar was likely made with friction pegs and these machines replaced the wooden pegs. The old tuning machines needed a good bit of work, including two new bone handles and hours of rotation with valve grinding paste. They now they work very well.
The label: 1826, number 727.
Inside the guitar, beginning to clean and repair any damage to the soundboard. The ribs are in excellent condition.
The back needed complete re-barring as the original bars had warped badly and the soundboard join reinforcement had split.
The new bridge.
The restoration completed in December 2019. The guitar fits very nicely into a 3/4 size guitar case.
Strung with Aquila Alabastro (Nylgut) strings, the tone is full and vibrant.
Dimensions:
String length: 637.5mm
Overall Length: 914mm
Width of upper bout: 210mm
Width at waist: 164mm
Width at lower bout: 282mm
Height at upper bout: 77mm
Height at lower bout: 86mm
Nut width: 46.5mm
Distance between 12 fret and 1st string; 3.4mm
Distance between 12 fret and 6th string; 3.3mm
Weight: 0.95kg