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Re: Arthur Hansel Guitars
Posted by Eric on Thu, 05/10/07 - 08:16:16.
: Don't know what I did wrong to get those other messages duplicated. Hensel guitars are plentiful around here. I have one and three of my friends have them. There's another in the auction tomorrow and if the price is right I'll have a spare. As with all Canadians it's difficult to get information on Arthur Hensel. All the Artist Hensel guitars here have the gold R. S. Williams label inside. All the guitars sound alike and as good as a D-18 Martin but not valuable as the name is not known.
: Fred
I own an Artist model, made by Arthur Hensel for that R.S. Williams and Son Store, probably built in the late 1930's or early 1940's... Had to replace the tuners on it probably 15 years ago but it's all original other from that. Its got a wonderful sound, the bass especially is exquisite. Wondering what this thing could be worth nowadays.. Any Idea anyone?
Re: Arthur Hansel Guitars
: : Don't know what I did wrong to get those other messages duplicated. Hensel guitars are plentiful around here. I have one and three of my friends have them. There's another in the auction tomorrow and if the price is right I'll have a spare. As with all Canadians it's difficult to get information on Arthur Hensel. All the Artist Hensel guitars here have the gold R. S. Williams label inside. All the guitars sound alike and as good as a D-18 Martin but not valuable as the name is not known.
: : Fred
: I own an Artist model, made by Arthur Hensel for that R.S. Williams and Son Store, probably built in the late 1930's or early 1940's... Had to replace the tuners on it probably 15 years ago but it's all original other from that. Its got a wonderful sound, the bass especially is exquisite. Wondering what this thing could be worth nowadays.. Any Idea anyone?
I just bought one for 150 bucks and it was owned by a great grandfather! I don't think I'd sell it cause the sound is really warm and clear. You'd swear the thing has a speaker in it lol. No, not a resonator model, an artist hensel , rs williams spruce top. I was researching and Maple sides? The maple definately would be the reason for the cannon sound in a 00 size body. These are hand made gems with solid tonewood and cool inlay around the tone hole.I need to find a luthier as old as this guitar and i will set it up nice.Pickin and grinnin ............
Re: Arthur Hansel Guitars
: : Don't know what I did wrong to get those other messages duplicated. Hensel guitars are plentiful around here. I have one and three of my friends have them. There's another in the auction tomorrow and if the price is right I'll have a spare. As with all Canadians it's difficult to get information on Arthur Hensel. All the Artist Hensel guitars here have the gold R. S. Williams label inside. All the guitars sound alike and as good as a D-18 Martin but not valuable as the name is not known.
: : Fred
: I own an Artist model, made by Arthur Hensel for that R.S. Williams and Son Store, probably built in the late 1930's or early 1940's... Had to replace the tuners on it probably 15 years ago but it's all original other from that. Its got a wonderful sound, the bass especially is exquisite. Wondering what this thing could be worth nowadays.. Any Idea anyone?
I too have a Arthur Hensel. Hand made Expressly for The R.S. Williams & Sons Co. Ltd. Where would I look to see how old it is?
Re: Arthur Hansel Guitars
I also have an Artist made (1920's ?) for RS Williams
in Toronto. It is a 3/4 size palour guitar with a split
ribbon back, ribbon inlay on the sides and has kluson type
tuners with a metal tailpiece. The only similar guitars
I can compare this to is the early Washburn palour guitars.
My question is this: Did Arthur Hensel really make all those guitars and not leave any trace of where his workshop
was in Toronto. In order to produce the volume he produced
he would have had to have employees working for him or
did he just contract out the jobs. Remember a lot of
early guitars were made by Washburn and Harmony.
I don't mind being wrong on this and I apologize if I
offended anyone, but he did produce quite a bit of
volume for one person.
Re: Arthur Hansel Guitars
: My question is this: Did Arthur Hensel really make all those guitars and not leave any trace of where his workshop
: was in Toronto.
I believe his first workshop was on Seaton Street in Cabbagetown. His second workshop was in the basement of 55 MacDonald Avenue in Scarborough. He shared the house with my grandmother.
Frank
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