Orfeus by Cremona Bulgarian Gypsy Guitar Vintage and Rare

Another of those odd Bulgarian guitars with the extra soundhole. I have seen Orfeus also spelled Orpheus, and also seen these labelled Cremona with a C while the bigger Zornitsa type I also have listed was made by Kremona with a K. Or maybe it is just that the Bulgarian alphabet does not always translate the same?

Anyway, this one is the smaller of the two, with a lower bout measuring 38cms (15”) across and a nut width of 44mm. It also has a smaller solid headstock (rather than the big, slotted type), with the original three-on-a-strip tuners, tailpiece and bridge. Finished in a nice cherry sunburst with decoration to both soundholes and a ‘pearly’ scratchplate.  There was a crack at the lower end of the top that has been repaired with a cleat from underneath, so that is quite safe, and otherwise only very minor wear marks, the finish for the most part is in very good clean condition.  I have tried to show it as best I can in the photos.

Ideal for folky fingerpicking, blues or Gypsy Jazz while standing out from the crowd with something different.

I also have a slightly larger Kremona listed of a similar design and a few other rarities; check my listings.