MODEL SERIAL I recently saw a Ventura without the name Bruno on the label. Interior is lined with tan patterned paper and red velvet. 1994-2002 Mandolins … Always kept in a controlled environment, with no oxidation and a clean battery compartment. Numbers 900001 to 902908 were used by a short run of Sigma-made Martin models in the early '80s so don't not appear on Martin models. Just see where your serial fits in, and you'll have the year: There are a number of exceptions to the above. The firm was founded in 1834, but the earliest records of the company’s founder being in the music business are payments by C.F. It gives the guitar a clarity and resonance that's very impressive. This is a Ventura 12 String acoustic guitar. This site is published by Hitsquad Pty Ltd. There is no page 304, 305 or 306 in the book. One place to look is the 'Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars'. I found a few similar instruments for sale on the internet and the asking price was generally around $400, but I don't think I would sell my instrument at any price. Bruno & Son, New York The Giles Co., lithographers and printers Collection winterthurlibrary americana Digitizing sponsor Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation Contributor Winterthur Museum Library Language English.

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