This chitarra battente guitar was made by an unknown maker in Italy around 1775-1799. It is a seven course (7x2) guitar with a spruce or cedar top and fluted walnut ribbed back and sides. The top of the guitar features ornate inlays and decorations.
This guitar was made in Italy in the 19th century by an unknown maker. It is a six course (6x1) lyre-shaped guitar with a pine top, maple back, black lacquer sides, with two circular sound holes and a flat bottom. This popular “parlor” instrument was also known in France as "lyre anacréontique" and in England as "Apollo lyre."
This guitar was made by Antonio Vinaccia of Naples, Italy in 1790. The Vinaccia family were violin and mandolin makers in Naples from the mid-18th century to the late 19th. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top and a fruitwood veneered spruce back and sides. This guitar bears the printed label:
This guitar was made by Gaetano Vinaccia in Naples, Italy in 1821. The Vinaccia family made violins and mandolins in Naples from the mid-18th to the late 19th century. Later generations of the family produced mostly mandolins and guitars. This six course (6 x 1) guitar has a maple back and sides, mother-of-pearl and red paste inlay around the edges and soundhole.
This guitar was made by Gennero Fabricatore of Naples, Italy in 1804. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top, walnut and bone/ivory veneered maple back, rosewood sides, and a rosewood and ivory veneered neck. This guitar bears the printed label:
Gennaro Fabricatore Anno 1804 Napoli Strada S. Giacomo n. 26
This guitar was made by Giovanni Battista Fabricatore of Naples, Italy in 1797. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce and cedar top, non-original ebonized back and sides, and tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl veneer on neck and back. This guitar bears the printed label:
Gio: Battifta Fabricatore Napoli Anno 1797 in S.M. dell' Ajuto. N. 32
This guitar was made by Michael Straub in Venice, Italy around 1670-1680. It is a six course (6x1) guitar with a spruce top, yew wood back, ebony and ivory inlay on sides and neck, and a non-original machine head. The peghead is incised: “Michael Straub in Ventia.” This guitar is probably late 17th century, but is subject to study as it has undergone perhaps two or more restorations.
This chitarra battente was made by an unknown maker in southern Italy around 1775-1799. It is a five course (5x2) guitar with a spruce top, arched walnut back and sides.
This guitar was made by Gaetano Vinaccia of Naples, Italy in 1779. The Vinaccia family were violin and mandolin makers in Naples from the mid-18th century to the late 19th. Later generations, including Gaetano Vinaccia, made mostly mandolins and guitars. This is a six course (6x1) pear-shaped guitar with a cypress back and sides. The label inside the guitar reads: “Gajetanus Vinaccia [/] Fecit Neapoli Strada Rua Catalana [/] Num. 85 Anno 1779.”