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The ornate 1796 Giovanni Battista Fabricatore guitar in the Austin-Marie Collection is an example of one of Fabricatore’s more expensive models. It closely resembles the 1795 Fabricatore guitar displayed in the Museo degli Strumenti Musicali in Milan.
| Specifications | |
| Date | 1796 |
| Location | Naples, Italy |
| Length of Guitar | 905mm |
| String Length | 643mm |
| Upper Bout Width | 215mm |
| Waist Width | 164mm |
| Lower Bout Width | 273mm |
| Side Depth at Waist | 75mm |
| Soundboard: Spruce | Back: Maple | Sides: Maple | Details: Neck and heel inlaid with parallel bone strips. | |
It is adorned with hand-cut mother of pearl weaving vines bordering the soundboard, continuing up the neck and encircling the headstock. Similar to the 1785 and 1795 Fabricatore guitars in the Austin-Marie Collection, the body is quite shallow with the neck and heel inlaid with parallel bone strips running up to the head.
Absent on the 1796 guitar are the ebony bridge mustachios found on the other two G. B. Fabricatores in this collection; perhaps mustachios would have interfered with the aesthetic created by the elaborate mother of pearl inlays.
