Stuart and Rob's messages reminded me that there are some guittars in the Brighton and Hove museums collection (handy for you, Alexander?). I saw some of them twenty years ago when they were in Brighton Royal Pavilion museum. Some details from a catalogue of 1995, when they were all 'in store':
100573 "Guitar". Preston maker London JR (back of neck), Preston inventor (screw head), Smith Patent Box, royal coat of arms, London (percussion attachment). (100602(?) "cittern". pearshaped, flat backed with fretted neck, peg box for 7 strings, second sickle-shaped peg box for 3 unstopped strings. Strings of wire and gut. Middle of 18th c. Hungarian.) 100605 "Guitar". Preston inventor (on tuning plate), Preston maker London (on reverse of head), Longman Lukey & Co. No 26 Cheapside London (on reverse of belly). 100606 "cittern". 10 tuning pegs. P. (sic) Rauche in Chandos St. London 1762 (on back). At that time they were in the charge of the Keeper of Non-Western Art (and musical instruments) (!). Best, Peter To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
