Members Jkater Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 An old couple we know have this guitar and I thought it was pretty cool. She says that it's "70 years old" (how she knows, I'm not sure). I decided to believe her just for the fun of believing something of little consequence for a change. It certainly looks the (old) part. It had big rusty strings on it and it's sadly warped so I offered her to put thin strings on it to give it a little break and make it half playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Henry Path Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's very nice. I love old instruments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://jazzgitarren.k-server.org/otwin.html not the same guiatr but the site says of OTWIN guitars: "Made by OTWIN - the luthier Otmar Windish. I don't know enough about the Otwin brand, but the famous guitar-guide book, the Blue Book sais that "OTWIN Instruments previously built in East Germany in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Instruments with the Otwin brand name were built by the Musima company in Germany during the late 1950s on. Earlier models were available in original designs of both solid body and semi-hollowbody configurations through the early 1960s." guess you could find out more if it ahs other marks or labels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PRSJim Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meandi Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Interesting take on an adjustable saddle for intonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belva Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Interesting take on an adjustable saddle for intonation. That caught my eye too. Very cool guitar. Been played enough it has stories to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor49 Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Interesting take on an adjustable saddle for intonation. that's saying 1960s not 1940s or 50s to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Well, at least it is preWar on Drugs and preWar on Terrorism... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cobalt Blue Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Cool guitar. I like that imaginative bridge/saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Needs a Floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Cool guitar. I like that imaginative bridge/saddle. +1. Interesting that more makers didn't try stuff like that IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 They give it to you? (yet) Looks sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted May 10, 2012 Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 Is it playable at all Richard? How does it sound? Cool guitar even if it isn't pre war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 10, 2012 http://jazzgitarren.k-server.org/otwin.htmlnot the same guiatr but the site says of OTWIN guitars:"Made by OTWIN - the luthier Otmar Windish. I don't know enough about the Otwin brand, but the famous guitar-guide book, the Blue Book sais that "OTWIN Instruments previously built in East Germany in the late 1950s to early 1960s. Instruments with the Otwin brand name were built by the Musima company in Germany during the late 1950s on. Earlier models were available in original designs of both solid body and semi-hollowbody configurations through the early 1960s." guess you could find out more if it ahs other marks or labels. Thanks! So it's after the war from east Germany. Makes sense since I'm on the ex-DDR part of the country. Her guess at the age didn't convince me but i didn't care much about the veracity of it. I'll share with her what you found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 11, 2012 Members Share Posted May 11, 2012 i'm digging the back on that guitar. very cool. thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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