hi there, i have just bought in a franconia guitar, which is a classical. as i am a professional musician i am always interested to find out where each new guitar i pick up comes from. the lable on this guitar reads frank merchandise london, under the franconia brand, but made in japan. this instrument is a spruce hard top with mahogany body, and it is very very rich in it's tone. it also has a very nic bow back to it. the bridge needs reducing a little, but apart from that even with it's old strings, it sounds very good indeed.

my question is, is this guitar i have, being japanese, a warwick framus outsourced to japan, or another animal all together?

'no worry about the value of any guitar, as it is only worth what it sounds like when played'......