Won this Guitar on Ebay today

[gaucho]

for a really good price, anyone familiar with them?



It's a mid 60's Crucianelli C-20 and it seems to be very similar to a Harmony Stella (which I love for bottleneck blues!). Looks to be in good shape except for the fretboard needing to be glued back down in one spot. I'm a sucker for a slotted headstock and tailpiece on a parlor guitar! If it sounds at least as good as my Stella, I'll be happy! Does anyone know if they have a truss rod or if there is any available adjustment in the neck. What would the approx cost of a neck reset be (if needed). Here's what I found online:
www.fetishguitars.com/html/crucianelli/acoustics/acoustics.html

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If it's a bolt on neck, then you can simply shim it if the neck angle isn't right to give you enough string break over the bridge.

[pete1951]

If it sounds bad it would make a good resonator guitar. the screw on neck means you don`t have to worry about the neck angle, as it can be adjusted after the body is finished. I`ve done this to a similar Eco [the bridge had pulled off] Cheap Italian guiars can sound OK but they are often thick plywood and not very responsive, ideal for a resonator.
I have just got an old Framus short scale thinking I would resofy [is that a word?] it, but it sounds so sweet i haven`t the heart to chop it up.May try to put pics. on later.

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[pete1951]

Heres a picture of the Eko and the little Framus

[steverino]

Pete, both your instruments are really interesting. That little Framus (I started to type Fokker!) is so cute with its proportionally huge headstock. I had a Framus banjo thirty years ago but traded it for a Mexican blanket while in Canada... go figure.