European makers, however, were happy doing their own thing. This Framus is a perfect example, being a flat-top guitar but with the floating bridge and trapeze tailpiece you'd notmally expect to find on an archtop, and with a parlour-like 12-fret neck on a wider, more rounded body.
This, of course, is all topped off by the simple artwork depicting a scene of tents pitched along a lakeside with mountains in the background. It's very North European, very German! It's a charming little guitar, and one which the seller describes as having a sweet action and an effortless playability.
G L Wilson
Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 9th year!
I too have an old sweet sounding Camping. It is red sunburst with black towards the edges. I find it hard to play, however, as it has a flat neck (no radius) unlike any and all other acoustic guitars I have ever seen or played. I always hurt my fingers if I play her for too long.The nail tends to slip away from the skin. I have been playing guitar for over 40 years and never had this problem before.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it that they put the graphic on so that it's actually sideways when the guitar is being played?
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