Instrumentos Commarin

Subject: BS: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Mappa Mundi
Date: 25 Apr 05 - 04:48 AM

I can't find anything on the net regarding this guitar.The sticker inside states that it is/was manufactured in Spain "Comerimsa" is the other "name" inside - the address is Sagasta 11 Madrid.
Any of you guru's know anything about it/them?

Eye thang you.

Subject: RE: BS: Instrumentos Commarin
From: Ebbie
Date: 25 Apr 05 - 11:16 AM

Is it a Classical guitar? By googling "guitars made in spain" + madrid" I found a number of sites, but not 'Comerimsa'.

Subject: RE: BS: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Mappa Mundi
Date: 25 Apr 05 - 11:43 AM

Ebbie yes, it is a small bodied classical

Subject: RE: BS: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Guest in germany
Date: 19 Oct 08 - 12:07 PM

Hello, now we have more than 3 years later. Today I looked in the internet for 'Instrumentos Commarin'. And I found this here. I guess I have the same guitar: small body, inside the two names 'Commarin' and 'Commerimsa', the address you wrote above, with a spanish man and a woman dancing. I don't use this guitar much, I have it all along from the seventies, someone gave it to me. Maybe you should go tho Madrid in the Sagasta 11 to know more....

Subject: RE: BS: Instrumentos Commarin
From: maeve
Date: 19 Oct 08 - 03:58 PM

And perhaps one of the mysterious Mudelves will place this thread up with other music threads- please.

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 07:08 AM

I think I know a part of the story. COMERIMSA was a company based in MAdrid with offices in Sagasta Street and also in Fuencarral 101 st.
Comerimsa meaning was COMERcial de Intercambios Mundiales Sociedad Anonima. They had 5 or 6 divisions. Division number 5 was musical instruments. The object of COMERIMSA was trade with former East countries (DDR, Poland, Czeck...) exchanging products.
In Spain it was not allow to import or to export products from or to these countries. So COMERIMSA put in conection companies from Spain with the Goverments of the DDR, Poland, etc, etc in order ro "exchange" products.
I'm very sorry because my English is not good enought. The guitar could be a guitar made in DDR or in CZECK before 1992. The sticker with COMERIMSA name inside is because at the end of COMERIMSA'S days, COMERIMSA sold directly some products to music shops.
If you like to know more please contact me at [e-mail]

regards from madrid

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Mappa Mundi
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 05:17 PM

Email sent.

Gracias.

Nic.

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: MartinRyan
Date: 02 Aug 09 - 05:31 PM

Muy interesante!

Regards

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Manuel Peraza
Date: 15 Mar 17 - 11:47 AM

Hi. I have one of this guitar. I think it´s a nice guitar. Sounds good when I play it. It´d be great to have more information about it.

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Ian
Date: 02 Oct 17 - 08:46 AM

I too have one. Bought in Cape Town South Africa in 1965

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,JOHN PIEP
Date: 12 Dec 17 - 08:25 PM

IS THEIR ANY VALUE TO THESE GUITARS

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Dec 17 - 08:46 PM

Zero Nada Hullo

Given, an entire symphony beneath ten fingers, it is hard for me to imagine the guitar/banjo/uke surviving beyond 2025.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

. Of course I am not speaking regarding the weird UK paraxolisms.....

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Sep 19 - 10:02 PM

Hey I also own one of these guitars. I picked it up from a pile of rubbish in Sassafras ,Melbourne, in the ‘90’s. A couple of elderly “spinsters “ who had travelled extensively in their younger days had thrown it out. I had to file down the frets to make it more playable. It has a lovely warm and mellow tone.

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Ian V
Date: 09 May 20 - 11:29 AM

I have one of these beautiful little guitars as well. It was my Mothers, so is at least 50-60 years old. It has had its lovely wooden binding refitted and also is about to do in to repair a crack in the rear of it.

It has a lot of sentimental, but I am guessing not a lot of actual value.

Nice to read some more about it.

Cheers

Ian

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST,Tom Craft
Date: 19 Aug 20 - 05:08 PM

I have one of these (similarly) purchased by my Mom in the 60's. It was a used instrument then so I'm guessing built in the 40's or 50's. It would be nice to know more. The soundhole is surrounded my little inlays of painted wood. It's a quiet guitar but it has a nice warm even tone.
I like the stylized label inside with the silhouetted flamenco dancers.

Subject: RE: Instrumentos Commarin
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Nov 21 - 02:48 PM

hi, i bought it in chile, very cheap and one expert noted the excellent sound. It has a hazel back, and is a typical flamenco bright guitar.