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What is this curious old(?) guitar?

bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
edited March 2018 in Acoustics
Our bass player received this for repair from one of his guitar students. All we know is that it was possibly made in Indonesia. Any ideas?

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  • Shark_EyesShark_Eyes Frets: 371
    @HarrySeven ; might be able to shed some light on it, he's seen his fair share of guitar oddballs.
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  • HarrySevenHarrySeven Frets: 7650

    Sadly not - I tend to ignore acoustics! :(


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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    Haha cheers for looking! I think it is destined to remain anonymous. Maybe I'll move this to the acoustic section..... :)
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  • Winny_PoohWinny_Pooh Frets: 7202
    Weird thing that
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    It's definitely not very old, or of any real quality - the bridge pin spacing is hilarious! Made in Indonesia sounds likely, but not from one of the major makers who have factories there.

    What needs repairing? (Other than the string spacing...)

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    @ICBM I know, I took a close up of the bridge for comedy value!! It just has a tuner and the nut come adrift, and the saddle is a bit skew-whiff; then we have the decision of what strings to put on it that don't cause it to implode. :)

    The owner has Indonesia connections in the family somewhere. It's for a young'un to practise on, doesn't play too badly actually! These kids show up with all kinds of shockingly bad instruments...
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  • jellyrolljellyroll Frets: 3073
    A Chowden?
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  • bluechargeboybluechargeboy Frets: 1887
    I think it shall remain shrouded in mystery, and maybe that is for the best. :)
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9128
    jellyroll said:
    A Chowden?
    A Lowdenesia
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