2006 Newport Guitar Festival: Fraulini Guitars

August 16th, 2006

Todd Cambio, who builds under the Fraulini name, had four guitars he made in the ladder brace-syle of the old Stellas from the 1920s. The photo on the left shows the back of a smaller guitar that he made out of oak, a tonewood that was used frequently in the 1920s. (It would look nice in a living room full of Stickley mission-style furniture.) His 12-string was based on some drawings Dan Erlewine made of Leadbelly’s famous guitar. This was a very difficult guitar to photograph because every time we passed Todd’s table someone was playing it. Check out those gears. Todd has them custom made in Italy.-MJS

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