c. 1920s Bruno

Solid Mahogany

14.0"

25.0"

1 7/8"

Circa 1920s Bruno.  While this "Bruno Means Security" labeled guitar bears hallmarks of different builders we believe it was most likely made by Lyon & Healy in Chicago c. 1920s.  It is unusual in size having a body width greater than typical "Concert" sized models but narrower than typical "Grand Concert" sized models with a lower bout width of 14.0".  Beautiful multi-colored purfling, rossette and back strip.  We performed the following work on the guitar: replaced original ladder bracing on top of the guitar with new spruce X bracing, new maple bridgeplate made,  new rosewood fretboard with fretboard inlay transferred from original fretboard, neck reset, new frets, new rosewood bridge, new compensated bone saddle, new bone nut, new plastic bridge pins.    It plays excellent now and has a very sweet but robust tone.  Comes with new hardshell case.