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Welcome! And thanks for telling your story.
I see some very notable differences from the Fraulini Erma guitar, and would be very interested to see what a good luthier has to say.
Bridge reference: The Bridge to Somewhere - The Evolution of Martin Bridges (vintagemartin.com)
That's good you still have it; similar to a bridge used by Martin through the 1930s, but if a Martin, it should have a model number and serial...
Too bad the bridge is missing - that might have helped identify it. Does not appear to be a Martin, and likely not a Washburn. Do hold it at an...
I found a $20 bill once while beachcombing.
I'd add that there are more than one...I have two prolific ones in mind...and there are others.
I have a partial answer, or two answers. If you are asking about whether the law has ever been applied to a case where a genuine native item was...
My feeling is that the form usage, especially in the eyes, is not what I would expect from native work, and suggests a non-native imitation of the...
Nice looking uke. Post the others!
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