Cremona 465 (Bräuer), Mahogany

Description

A classic, mahogany laminate version of Alfred Bräuer's staple archtop model from his Cremona days (the company, not the Italian city), likely made at the end of 1950s / in early 1960s. These guitars were usually produced from 5-layer pressed laminated plates in several wood variants (predominantly mahogany and rosewood, sometimes other woods also, like flame maple). This example has all of the original hardware (with only the pickguard being a replica).

Details regarding these instruments can be found in a wonderful, comprehensive book published in 2019 called Bohemian Jazz Guitars (https://www.bohemianjazzguitars.cz , not affiliated with us in any way).