| About as rare as I expect to find in this family of instruments, I think this is an actual Barth/Bartell and not a later Hohner/Bartell. It has the short horns that Barth originally used in the Acoustic design, as well as the big fat single coils, solid mass tailpiece, and kooky 3 bolt neck joint that also made their way to the Acoustic. It also has the f-holes from the usual Bartell. Bits unique to this one are the archtop style bridge, the finish, the pickguard, and the fact that its a freakin' 12-string! |