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Re: C.Bruno Guitar and mandolin

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Posted by coop on February 16, 2004 at 15:24:10:

In Reply to: Re: C.Bruno Guitar and mandolin posted by pat ricard on December 06, 2003 at 07:33:49:

I also own a Bruno parlor guitar from the the early 1900's. It is an exquisitely made instrument, and at one time I talked to someone at Bruno who gave me a little information. Apparantly mr. Bruno and C. F. Martin were partners and started making guitars together. Almost from the beginning C.F. became the builder and Mr. Bruno the sales and distributing arm of the operation. After just a couple of years Bruno left and started his own distribution companies, and although he himself did not build guitars he would have other manufacturers do so and would sell them under his name. They usually were great guitars and some, in the late 1800's were actually made by Martin. After the turn of the century many Bruno guitars were made by Washburn, one of the best american builders at that time. My own guitar appears to be made by Washburn, indicated by the workmanship, bracing and bridge, which has two pyramidal peaks on either side of the saddle, a typical Washburn technique. I don't really know about value. Even if a particular instrument was made by Washburn or even Martin, it would not be worth the same to a collector as it would if it had the actual maker's name on it. That is about all I know about them.

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: I also own a Bruno parlor guitar from the the early 1900's. It is an exquisitely made instrument, and at one time I talked to someone at Bruno who gave me a little information. Apparantly mr. Bruno and C. F. Martin were partners and started making guitars together. Almost from the beginning C.F. became the builder and Mr. Bruno the sales and distributing arm of the operation. After just a couple of years Bruno left and started his own distribution companies, and although he himself did not build guitars he would have other manufacturers do so and would sell them under his name. They usually were great guitars and some, in the late 1800's were actually made by Martin. After the turn of the century many Bruno guitars were made by Washburn, one of the best american builders at that time. My own guitar appears to be made by Washburn, indicated by the workmanship, bracing and bridge, which has two pyramidal peaks on either side of the saddle, a typical Washburn technique. I don't really know about value. Even if a particular instrument was made by Washburn or even Martin, it would not be worth the same to a collector as it would if it had the actual maker's name on it. That is about all I know about them.

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