fretless acoustic guitar & old triumph archtop guitar

Something I made with these two guitars, experimental hotclub style. It's a 3 track recording recorded with a KORG D4.

The fretless is a $20 cheap ass guitar from a german supermarket and the archtop guitar is from triumph. It's about 50 years old.

If you know anything about triumph guitars, please tell me about it. I haven't found anything about it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• manouche
• triumph
• jazz
• guitar
• gypsy
• archtop
• fretless
• korg
• d4
• tits
• ass

[ondaocho]

Is the triumph a 3/4 scale?

[bob057]

@ondaocho

No, it's 4/4 The body is quite big as well

[britishresistance08]

my friend has a triumph like yours but it is an acoustic only.

your pickup was probably after market?

thanks for posting

[bob057]

it was an acoustic indeed, the pickup was mounted on with velcro at the bridge position (previous user probably moved it to prevent feedback)

does your friend have any info about his guitar? I have the number 525 on my headstock, can you check his?

thanks for the reaction

[bob057]

thanks, the machine heads are the original ones, but it was fitted with steel strings when i bought it (new)

[ondaocho]

@riverfront1 I just recently bought a triumph archtop and like you i know nothing about them and it doesnt seem to be anything about on the net. i love mine its an amazing player and a beautiful guitar

[riverfront1]

Does anyone know anything more about the Triumph archtop. I acquired mine in the early seventies. I can't find any information about it. Mine was fitted with two very bad pickups. I stripped out the electrics and used it as an acoustic for many years. It's obviously a very cheap guitar but everyone who has played it loves the tone and feel. I'm just spending a ridiculous amount having it completely rebuilt and some humbuckers fitted. I must be mad but it's such a nice guitar to play.

[turbosprint]

It sounds like it should be atmosphere music in a video game

[jozevgates]

the music is interesting. it's kinda comical how off key it is. but I like it.

[Good1Embiko]

nice! a classic guitar made into an acoustic! btw... did u change ur machine heads? because mine seem not to hold metal strings on the classic guitar machine heads