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Joseph, Louis Pons, guitar-makers in Paris and London, inventors of romantic guitar…

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wishes. We must confess that we have never seen this Pons In 1827, one of the Pons—still without a first name, so we don’t know which one—received an “honorable men- tion” acknowledgement at the Paris industrial exhibition for an invention that remains quite mysterious: “introducing an improvement in the guitar fretboard. By this device, the neck can be moved closer or away from the strings as the player wishes.” We must confess that we have never seen this Pons

wishes. We must confess that we have never seen this Pons In 1827, one of the Pons—still without a first name, so we don’t know which one—received an “honorable men- tion” acknowledgement at the Paris industrial exhibition for an invention that remains quite mysterious: “introducing an improvement in the guitar fretboard. By this device, the neck can be moved closer or away from the strings as the player wishes.” We must confess that we have never seen this Pons

innovation, but it may be comparable to the adjustable neck, fretboards of their great contemporary, Stauffer. innovation, but it may be comparable to the adjustable neck/ brother is very likely to have made the first butterfly mecha-

innovation, but it may be comparable to the adjustable neck, fretboards of their great contemporary, Stauffer. innovation, but it may be comparable to the adjustable neck/ brother is very likely to have made the first butterfly mecha-

nisms. His professional experience enabled him to understand the mechanical problem of the peg, of string tension and stability; his knowledge of clock making enabled him to find the solution, and at last his talent as a goldsmith enabled him to create the fine parts that we have seen on the Pons guitar kept in Basel. We have found at least three different models of Pons’ butterfly pegs, and the beautiful mechanical custom made guitars designed for the English market.

nisms. His professional experience enabled him to understand the mechanical problem of the peg, of string tension and stability; his knowledge of clock making enabled him to find the solution, and at last his talent as a goldsmith enabled him to create the fine parts that we have seen on the Pons guitar kept in Basel. We have found at least three different models of Pons’ butterfly pegs, and the beautiful mechanical custom made guitars designed for the English market.

kept in Basel. We have found at least three different models of

kept in Basel. We have found at least three different models of

Top left and right: Pons/Martin guitar; Below: Pons 1832, with inner bridge lining on making some nice guitars for his brother, he mostly became a city luthier dealing in all musical instruments, getting supplies in Mirecourt, and restoring the quartet instruments for musicians. It is very likely that another Pons brother, or one of Joseph’s or Louis’ sons, worked in the family business, but staying in the dark, perhaps unknown by the fiscal or administrative authorities of the time. It is fascinating today to notice the quantity

Top left and right: Pons/Martin guitar; Below: Pons 1832, with inner bridge lining on making some nice guitars for his brother, he mostly became a city luthier dealing in all musical instruments, getting supplies in Mirecourt, and restoring the quartet instruments for musicians. It is very likely that another Pons brother, or one of Joseph’s or Louis’ sons, worked in the family business, but staying in the dark, perhaps unknown by the fiscal or administrative authorities of the time. It is fascinating today to notice the quantity

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