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The guitar was commissioned
and issued by Augustine Co., the famous makers of Nylon Classical Guitar
strings. The label is printed Augustine Co. Frank
Haselbacher is printed on the bottom of the label. It is signed by
Frank. In pen is written "#38" and the year, "1975" across the
middle of the interior label.
Frank's friendship and
apprenticeship under Albert led him to ask for an authentic Hauser I
copy. Apparently, as far as I know, Frank thoroughly inspected
Albert's Hauser I, which was built in 1941, creating detailed plans of
the famous guitar. As I understand it, this guitar, a prized
possession of Albert Augustine's, was leant to Julian Bream for a period
of a few years. This same guitar was one that Segovia himself
apparently desired to own.1
Thru these efforts, the
Haselbacher Hauser I Replica was created and refined. Frank seemed
to get it down and in a big way. This #38 guitar says Hauser I all
the way. It's really incredible actually, once you hear the
singing trebles, regardless of appearance, you can't believe that the
guitar sounds this good. Makes one wonder what it would sound like
in those first few years of its life?
This guitar lets you drift
away and imagine yourself in a different era. She's warm,
sweet, loud, with projection to die for, while being so incredibly easy to
play, with beautiful clarity and separation of voice. Outstanding.
Reasonable offers for the
guitar will be given due consideration. The guitar is consigned to
me, where all offers will be immediately forwarded to the owner.
Notes on condition:
- Splicing of the
Spruce top has been professionally done. My inclination is to
believe that Frank himself did this with stock that he had left over in
his CT workshop. The work is actually quite good.
- There are at least 2
cracks in the back that have been completely stabilized by Luthier's in
NYC
- All braces have been
inspected and have been re-glued where necessary. Inspection shows
a perfect job was done by the repair people of Luthier's NYC.
- There is a depression
of the top by and underneath the bridge. Repairing it was a dicey
decision, given the necessity to remove the bridge (to do it correctly).
It was decided to leave it be, make certain the brace was secure
underneath, seal the damage and French Polish the entire top.
- There are varied
small marks, scratches, etc given its age and use. The photos
(blown up) should show you any imperfections.
- The guitar is
available to you for personal inspection by appointment. Please
call me at 631-335-5447 and we'll figure out a day and time for you to
come to the studio. Ask for Rich
1 - Statements taken from
www.albertaugustine.com/history_content.html
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