Bridge Plate for a Lacote style Early Romantic Guitar - created 12-12-2004

Senseney, Steve - 12/12/2004.09:32:49

I have been looking at the early romantic guitar site, and at the drawings on the Crane Guitar site by Makoto Tsurutu,

Do the Lacote guitars with a pinned mustache bridge have a bridge plate?

Harper, Tom - 12/12/2004.15:36:19
Any Palestrina is a pal of mine.

Steve, A book called "Guitars Through the Ages", By James Westbrook, contains some X rays of a Lacote instrument. There is no bridge patch. Also, the bridge on this particular instrument is not a mustache bridge, although it does use pins. You might try contacting Mr. Westbrook what was typical with respect to bridge patches. He is a wealth of knowlege.

Also the Edinburgh Museum of Musical Instruments offers a working drawing of a Lacote instrument.

The x-rayed instrument is apparently an experimental model with a 2 soundboards. I got to hear this instrument played at the GAL convention by John Parks (who is a great player) and it possesses an awesome sound. A google search of

guitar museum "james westbrook"

almost gets you there. Try the first link.

Senseney, Steve - 12/12/2004.16:29:26

Thanks Tom.

Labbe, Roger - 12/13/2004.20:45:29

Steve, this probably isn't helpful, but my 1913 Hauser, built in the Viennese/Stauffer style, has a bridge plate.

Senseney, Steve - 12/13/2004.21:41:41

Thanks--

How is your Stauffer style guitar coming, by the way?

Labbe, Roger - 12/14/2004.10:15:52

Slowly - its been sitting around for ages waiting for me to complete the neck. I finally got back to it last night and started installing the hardware for the adjustable neck. A day for that, a day to fabricate and glue the bridge, and I should have it strung up (it's just a prototype, so no finish, binding, etc). Thanks for remembering/asking.