Used J. Howard Foote The Prize by Joseph Bini 1870s Solid 12- Fret Parlor Guitar w/case
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Brand: J Howard Foote
When this guitar was built the civil war had only been over for about 10 years. J. Howard Foote the Prize 12-Fret Parlor Guitar. Solid spruce top and solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides. One repaired crack in the top. Otherwise looks to be in amazing condition. All original except I suspect that the top has been refinished. Ships in chipboard case (not original).
Joseph Bini (American, b. Italy, ca. 1810–1877), designer; J. Howard Foote (American, 1833–1896), maker
Guitar, ca. 1870
Spruce, Brazilian rosewood.
Born in the Veneto, Joseph Bini came to the United States in 1846 to play guitar in P. T. Barnum’s American Museum, located at the corner of Broadway and Ann Street in Manhattan. That year, Bini introduced a new design for a guitar bridge with a tailpiece, like a violin. Bini was the first Italian luthier to set up a workshop in New York and is listed in the Brooklyn City Directory in 1852. He later worked in Mount Vernon and built guitars with his son Antonio. In 1867 he patented an unusual bracing system based on the X system of Martin Guitars. This guitar was built using Bini’s patent by the New York manufacturer and distributor J. Howard Foote (1833–1896).
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Used J. Howard Foote The Prize by Joseph Bini 1870s Solid 12- Fret Parlor Guitar w/case
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