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Restoration of a Guitar by Thomas Duran made in Seville 1684

2018
AL#133 p.34               
D. and F. Sinier de Ridder                                                                                           

▪ So you need to restore a guitar that is a third of a millienium old. Of course it was originally a Baroque guitar. A couple hundred years ago somebody chopped it into a Romantic-era 6-string guitar. No prob, you’ll just find a similar authentic instrument for a guide. Except there aren’t any. Spain was packed with them 300 years ago, but now not a single one is known to exist in original condition. Nonetheless, a full and successful restoration is made.

Restoration of a Guitar by Antonio de Torres, 1875

2015
AL#123 p.16               
D. and F. Sinier de Ridder                                                                                           

▪ This guitar, built in 1875, is the 2nd instrument made in the second epoch of Antonio de Torres, and was subjected to numerous botched repairs over the years. The authors undertake a thorough restoration to put the guitar in playing condition.

The Sabionari Guitar of Antonio Stradivari (A New Neck for a New Career: The Choice of Materials and Techniques For its Restoration)

2014
AL#119 p.28               
D. and F. Sinier de Ridder                                                                                           

▪ A couple hundred years ago, this Stradivari guitar was not only old, it was old-fashioned. The owner had it modernized from a 5-course Baroque guitar to a 6-string Romantic guitar. That meant making a new neck, removing the rosette, and opening the body to make a lot of changes to the bracing and lining. Nowadays, those changes are not just outdated, they are anachronistic and kind of sacrilegious. Sinier and de Ridder got the job of making a new, original-style neck and returning the instrument to Baroque configuration.

Restoration of a Michelot Late Baroque Guitar

2010
AL#101 p.22               
D. and F. Sinier de Ridder                                                                                           

▪ In the 19th century Baroque guitars were not treasured antiques, they were merely old-fashioned. One that was chopped into a “Spanish” guitar back is restored back to its original configuration by a Parisian lutherie team.