An extremely good pre-war guitar by C. Bruno ~ 1930, which comes amazingly close to a Martin 00-28 from the same period.
Charles Bruno, later C. Bruno & Son, was a prominent New York dealer of musical instruments with roots dating back to the early/mid 1800s.
Bruno was one of the salesmen who distributed C.F. Martin's guitars from the 1850s onwards. The company was closely associated with Martin Guitars during the formative years of the American guitar. Although this particular guitar was probably not built by C.F. Martin, much of the typical Martin design seems to have been incorporated into the construction.
The guitar is solidly built with a fine spruce top and rosewood back and sides. The light construction and the relatively large body (Martin 00 size) make the guitar an absolute specialty from our point of view. Here you get the Martin Pre-War sound at 1/10 of the Martin price.
The sound of this guitar is characterized by its lightweight construction. It develops an enormous volume and impresses with its quick response. It also has a fantastic vintage character that lets the tones shine in fine timbres. It is a wonderful fingerstyle guitar and a good choice for the recording studio. An absolute joy to play such a fine guitar.
Over the years it has undergone several repairs and recently received a neck reset and a new bridge. The guitar is in a stable condition, but is definitely not for a collector.
A fine player guitar for those who don't want to pay over 20000 € to get an authentic Martin pre-war sound.
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