Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String

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Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String Jul 29, 2016 20:33:31 GMT -5

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Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola AWS12 Brazilian Rosewood 12 String Acoustic Guitar

This is a local CraigsList ad. newlondon.craigslist.org/msg/5701782209.html It will expired or be deleted at some point so I'll add the text and pictures. Click on the pictures for the full size image.

The first thing most people notice about the Giannini Craviola AWS12 12-string is the unusual body shape, but it's not just the look of the Craviola that's unusual... The tone is wholly different than any other 12-string you've ever heard. Originally designed to sound like a cross between a harpsichord and a viola caipira, which is a 10-string folk guitar used in Spanish American music.

This 12-string version, with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides and \"mustache\" bridge is an even more sought-after version of this rare breed. Brazilian Rosewood is known for being one of the best tonewoods of all time, which led to it becoming a protected rare hardwood for newer guitars.

Check out the photos we found with Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant playing a very similar model backstage around 1973.

Condition

Good Condition: There is a finish crack on the seam of the neck that does not need attention, the instrument plays well and sounds amazing. The pickguard has been re-glued. Everything on this instrument is orignial to the guitar. No major dings, cracks, or damage aside from the above mentioned.

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TonyKgull Global Moderator Posts: 6,425 Location: Ontario, Canada	Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String Jul 29, 2016 23:09:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TonyKgull on Jul 29, 2016 23:09:38 GMT -5 That "finish crack on the seam of the neck that does not need attention" looks more like a crack that does need attention to me. Wouldn't touch this thing.
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Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String Jul 30, 2016 6:53:56 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Jul 30, 2016 6:53:56 GMT -5

Is it serial #4 ? Seems not, very different bridge.
But supposedly, the led zeppelin one was #4.

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Jul 29, 2016 23:09:38 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

That "finish crack on the seam of the neck that does not need attention" looks more like a crack that does need attention to me.

Wouldn't touch this thing.

The crack doesn't follow the grain. I think it's in the finish. My Yamaha FG-350W has the exact same finish crack. It it something and put a slight chip in the finish and the crack continued outward.

I think the price is outrageous!!!

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Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String Jul 30, 2016 14:15:04 GMT -5

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CTGull, true. For me though, this is not a bit of a chip in the finish. The pics show the crack from 2 different angles. The crack goes all the way over top that radius. It may not be with the grain, but it definitely looks like a crack caused by stress. And we know there's a lot of stress on a 12 string.

When you look at both angled pics, it doesn't look like, to me anyways, that the crack stops right at or underneath the finish. As a matter of fact, I cannot see where the crack stops, depth wise that is.

So, just saying, even if they were asking just a few hundred bucks, I wouldn't touch it.

Chips don't bother me, but a crack of any type raises alarm bells for me big time.

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Vintage 1960's Giannini Craviola 12 String Jul 30, 2016 14:19:46 GMT -5 TonyKgull and aristophon like this

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Post by Derick on Jul 30, 2016 14:19:46 GMT -5

TonyKgull, It's amazing what you can fix with a six inch nail, a roll of duct tape, and a dab of paint.

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Post by Jim on Jul 30, 2016 16:35:05 GMT -5

I agree that the crack does not appear to be just a finish crack, but being Brazilian rosewood makes this a very rare guitar and some folks would feel that it's worth having repaired. You don't often see guitars with Brazilian backs and sides for this price.
Of course it is possible to build a poor sounding guitar from even the finest woods and I'm not very familiar with Gianini guitars.

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