Raffaele Calace Italian folk guitar 1890 - Natural Wood!

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⚠️MUSEUM MASTERPIECE⚠️

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Raffaele calace

        

Description!

Here is your chance; once in a lifetime opportunity to purchase a one of a kind museum piece, the most thought-provoking masterpiece you've seen recently or ever will. 

From the late 1800’s here we have a very unique and beautiful acoustic guitar, unorthodoxy 15 strings folk instrument, probably ONE OF A KIND. 

This instrument was built with extremely rare and noble woods, Brazilian or Rio rosewood back and sides, probably a Cedrela Odorata top.

Raffaele Calace 1800’s Master Guitar – by the famous Italian instrument maker.

Raffaele Calace (* 1863 in Naples; † 1934) was an Italian mandolin player, composer and instrument maker.
He was an extraordinarily gifted person, as he was not only known as the best mandolinist in his time and had written over 200 of his own compositions. He was also significantly responsible for the modernisation of the Italian mandolin in instrument making.
He was known as a very good instrument maker and his mandolins and guitars are still very popular today. 
Raffaele Calace, son of Antonio Calace, worked in Naples alongside his brother Nicolas-Marie starting in 1900. A mandolin virtuoso and composer, he is best known for perfecting the design of the large Neapolitan mandolin and also made guitars, mandolins, lutes, and various bowed instruments, including a violin for Mussolini in 1927. His violins, characterized by a flat arch, exaggerated edge flute,and crude red varnish, had an undistinguished commercial appearance but were exported in large quantities to America and Japan. He received twelve gold medals and diplomas for his work and was honored with a title by the Japanese Emperor due to his concerts there. Liuteria Classica Napolitana. / Comm. Prof. Raffaele Calace & figlio / Napoli / Costruito in Italia

The scale length is 353 mm and the nut width is 56 mm. The headstock alone is 280 mm long! The body is 452 mm long, 320 mm lower widest part and 250 mm narrowest upper body part. 

The sound of this particular instrument is sweet, beautiful and lyrical. It also has a good volume. 
When played melodically, it sings like the voice of a singer. But the guitar also unfolds an enormously powerful sound when it is played harder. The powerful, vocal trebles are balanced by the beautiful basses, which are full but not booming. 
A wonderful and fine guitar to revive the music of the old times and to mentally transport yourself to other times and far away places.

This Raffaele Calace guitar is in extremely good condition for its age. Action and playability are perfect.

Please ask any and all questions before you buy it. 

Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. 

Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. 

Will ship anywhere in the world! Local pickups are welcome!

Good luck!