This guitar is in the family. I had no idea what kind of guitar it was, until I spotted a curious stamp. H. Weissenborn Los Angeles, CA.
I knew it was old. It was purchased in the 1940s by my great grandfather, and he told me that at the time, it was 40 years old when he bought it. This may be inaccurate, of course. What I've read about H. Weissenborn is that he did not emigrate to the U.S. until 1902, and that he did not start producing guitars in Los Angeles til 1910, but still, impressive.
Most of Weissenborn's work is lap steel. I have found only a few examples of parlor guitars. But this is clearly a parlor guitar, and I'm curious how many of these are around, and if anyone has any way to possibly date it?
I knew it was old. It was purchased in the 1940s by my great grandfather, and he told me that at the time, it was 40 years old when he bought it. This may be inaccurate, of course. What I've read about H. Weissenborn is that he did not emigrate to the U.S. until 1902, and that he did not start producing guitars in Los Angeles til 1910, but still, impressive.
Most of Weissenborn's work is lap steel. I have found only a few examples of parlor guitars. But this is clearly a parlor guitar, and I'm curious how many of these are around, and if anyone has any way to possibly date it?