Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in Sweden, this |
guitar plays great after a thorough restoration in |
our workshop; neck reset, new saddle, reglued |
braces, fixed the tuners (redrilled and installed |
a modern set) , light fret levelling, the neck is |
good and the action can be adjusted as low as you |
want for a handmade guitar from 1935, rope |
binding, large body (we called it a 12-fret 000 |
but the dimensions are not exactly the same), |
ladder bracing, red stained birch in back and |
sides, spruce top, a few scratches in the top and |
2 repaired cracks in the back, some cool features |
that mimic American instruments from the same era |
such as; 4pc diamond inlays in the fingerboard, |
bridge shaped like Oscar Schmidt guitars (New |
Jersey) attempted fake wood grain painted in back |
and sides, narrow headstock, round neck, also lots |
of similarities to Levins of the same era, this |
factory was founded in the early 20 s in |
Gothenburg (Sweden) by HJ Jonsson, who had been |
employed by Herman Carlson Levin for 14 years, the |
factory was situated in a 2 story house at |
Karlagatan 21 and had about 10 employees, they |
made lutes, guitars and mandolins, the factory |
stopped making instruments in 1939 when they were |
bought up by Ramona. |