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I suggest just playing them and not worrying about cracks, until something comes apart, the frame bows too much, or the thing won't hold tuning. All sound fine and can be ruined in tone if gluing in braces. That is more critical when in "diatonic" tuning and doubled strings need to be synchronized (with very little tolerance).Īlthough my OS10021E is not one of them, some of my US vintage 'harps with solid tops have splits of one degree or another at the 3 o'clock position of the soundhole. However, it is THE number one choice when playing alone. It is too civilized and gets drowned out. I don't favor it when there are other instruments wailing away around me. I have one and wouldn't take $810 for it, but mine has custom fine tuners, new strings, etc. Hers has a built in electric pickup, and I know those as relatively rare. This instrument is identical to what Karen Mueller plays.
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With only three bidders in a few days, the price is already $810. Many of the solid tops didn't fare well, so that would put a red flag on any of these, definitely an important inquiry before any thought of bidding. It was certainly the one to own at that time. The rig would have sold new for about $350 in 1979. I have owned one in mahogany, so there is some variation. The Centurion has a solid spruce top and usually light ash for back, sides, and frame. This a US vintage Centurion Electric circa 1979-1983. EBay item 300236539866 OSCAR SCHMIDT CENTURION OS100 21 E AUTOHARP 21 CHORD