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Question
Hi I recently purchased a guitar named Monarch by Carl Fischer #26. Can you tell me a little about this guitar and what it's approx value might be?
Thanks
Carl Fischer was a distributor of musical instruments, in the New York, Boston and Philadelphia areas... They were the Carl Fischer Musical Instrument Company, est. in 1872, and they bought the York Band Instrument Company, est in 1882, in 1940. They went out of business in 1959, They didn't make any instruments, but instead had them made by other companies, with their name on them, like Gibson does with Epiphone, and Fender does with Squire, until 1940 when they bought York, and even then, they still imported alot of instruments..If you could send me pictures at guitaranswerman@jkoontz.com, and any numbers on it, I may be able to date it, not exact, but give you at least a date range..... BTW, The Carl Fischer Company still exists as music publishers, but the instrument companies are out of business....
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James Koontz
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Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Amplifiers, Most anything Music related... Also most anything related to security, Fire and access control, as well as CCTV system.
Experience
20 years as a sound engineer, part time luthier, and general all around technical dude for many local bands. One of which was fairly large in the 80's and 90's with multiple recordings, and was the opening act for David Allen Coe, as well as got a nashville recording opportunity. The band disbanded before making it mainstream.
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Loyal Order of the Moose, Boy Scouts,BMI
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Highlights for Children, Mystery Magazine,several online Publications, multiple cd's from various artists.
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I have 20 years experience, some electrical college experience. Studied Law, philosophy, and theology.
Awards and Honors
well, too many to listm and none worth much more than a paperweight to hold down the ones that are on paper.
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