Post by coyootie on Nov 23, 2009 15:50:10 GMT
Hong Kong (left upper corner, vertical);
Kowloon (right upper corner, vertical);
Lucky Piano Company (upper middle, larger character, left to right),
Product (2nd line, left to right);
Nathan Road #479 ( 3rd line, left to right).
anyone have any idea on the date for this? I'm guessing pre- WWII and maybe as old as 1920-1930. I'll have to reset a few frets, octave and a few other notes seem way off, but it is quite playable otherwise.got some good strings and it has a fine bright sound with good resonance.
the body is very heavy rosewood. it seems a shame that such wood is lacquered black but this is obviously a favored finish, and certainly good for preserving the wood. this must have been made of very good older wood by a skilled builder as the pipa all straight with no cracks. I'll probably be offering this for sale at some point if anyone's interested.
Lucky Piano Co indeed! ha.
Kowloon (right upper corner, vertical);
Lucky Piano Company (upper middle, larger character, left to right),
Product (2nd line, left to right);
Nathan Road #479 ( 3rd line, left to right).
anyone have any idea on the date for this? I'm guessing pre- WWII and maybe as old as 1920-1930. I'll have to reset a few frets, octave and a few other notes seem way off, but it is quite playable otherwise.got some good strings and it has a fine bright sound with good resonance.
the body is very heavy rosewood. it seems a shame that such wood is lacquered black but this is obviously a favored finish, and certainly good for preserving the wood. this must have been made of very good older wood by a skilled builder as the pipa all straight with no cracks. I'll probably be offering this for sale at some point if anyone's interested.
Lucky Piano Co indeed! ha.