This is an instrument I got just recently and am trying to authenticate it. Ive been trying to do a bit of  reading about romantic period  guitars and Fabricatore is one of the earliest  as well as one of the most recognizable  names from that period of guitar building. There are a couple of great sites out there on Romantic Guitars.http://www.earlyromanticguitar.com http://www.crane.gr.jp/indexE.html

The guitar is as I received it. The original owner had some work done to it before I got it  attempting to stabilize the guitar as it had quite a bit of worm damage to the back and sides. The top though is in excellent condition.

Lyre guitar circa 1800  Boy, 200 years old! Thats hard to think about. And you want it to play not just hang on the wall? Im suppose to finish this in a month, we’ll see.

Fortunately this one has a “fix it hole”. I found some writing on the top. I tried to take a photo of it with my camera but there is not much room in there. I can see it with a mirror but its backwards and in a different language so thats no help.Ill show this to John and see if he has a clue.More photos click here