Vintage Levin guitars - 1913 and 1936!!

Here's me and my good friend Patrik Idell playing two oldies made in 1913 and 1936!! I'd like to present some of the vintage acoustic instruments that I collect. A swedish brand called "LEVIN" Was named GOYA in the US..
I got a WHOLE lot of these old ones and I'll post a video here now and then..
On 27 July 1900, Herman Carlson Levin began building his wonderful stringed instruments in a small workshop in Gothenburg. My great passion is collecting these instruments that, to my eyes (and ears), were some of the best guitars ever built..

Certainly, many people today know of Levin for its fine old arch-top guitars or its plainer and not quite so fine-sounding beginners' instruments from the 50s and 60s. But long before this, Levin was top of its class in Europe and other parts of the world. It already achieved a high-point as an instrument maker at the 1907 World's Fair in Madrid, where it won the gold medal for the best guitar. Remember, this was in the Spanish guitar builders' home territory. Not only that, Levin was awarded the exhibition's Grand Prix!

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[jsg072]

Stumbled across this looking at other blues videos and damn I'm glad I did! Great playing guys and a cracking voice! :)

Loving those guitars, never heard of them before.

[BottleneckJohn]

@jsg072

Good thing that you found us!! Thanks for the comment!!!

[jimomahoney]

This is great stuff you have the voice for the blues...some great playing coming off both those sweet Levin guitars.All the best. Jim

[BottleneckJohn]

@jimomahoney

Thanks a lot for the comment, Jim!!

[FretLick]

Sweet old school blues!

[BottleneckJohn]

@FretLick

Old stuff indeed, they had some fun lyrics back then!

[sserddab]

look forward to your video's, I always enjoy your music.

[johnnystulic42]

Aw man. We don't even need to think about what those guitars have lived through, they're telling it all to us themselves. Listen to that sound.

[Patriksundvik]

fyfan va bra!

[sevadaj]

Nice!!!!

[BaronK69]

Bra som fan!

[cjoey39]

Very cool!! The old stuff is the best!! You guys wail!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack"