" A long way from home"
Charles Dain Hornbecks Lang
Hello, Was rather intrigued by your mail with photos of your alleged Edgar Mönch archtop guitar. As Mönch was my uncle and both of us luthiers
I probably know more about his life and work than most people. Just to
corroberate my opinion on this guitar I phoned his wife who agreed with me;
that is to say Mönch never built a steelstring let alone archtop guitar in
his life. Which means that this guitar was built by someone else who fitted
it with the Mönch label which was no doubt pilfered from a classical guitar
of his which was perhaps beyond repair. Also, Mönch would never have penned
in "GERMANY" on his label, especially in such a sloppy fashion. Other
than that, the guitar looks quite lovely and in good condition . Hope
it also sounds good.
Wish you well,
Kolya
