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Vintage Archtop-Guitar Marma Marma Marma logo product types: East German 1960’s Arch-Top Marma Guitar Size: Length 102cm Width 60cm and Depth 45cm Information: This is a Vintage Archtop-Guitar made by the Marma Company from East Germany during the late 1960’s to early 1970’s and is in excellent condition, and plays exceptionally well, for it’s age. The Marma company was founded by Karl Bauer in Mainz in 1920 and soon opened another branch in Vogtland. The company traded in bowed and plucked instruments, strings and accessories under the Marma, Guitarola, Guitarion and Silverin brand names. After the Second World War the company completely relocated to Markneukirchen, its original location in Mainz having been bombed. After Karl Bauer's death, his wife Elisabeth took over the business. In the years following the Second World War, MARMA began building its own guitars: it had its own production facility but early on there were also homeworkers who made guitars for MARMA. Frank-Peter Dietrich was responsible for purchasing and export from 1961-1964. In the 1960s, MARMA had its own workshop in which made various models of classical guitars and banjos, as well as steel stringed and electric guitars. Postage via GLS courier (within Ireland): EUR 25. Guitar will be well packaged and sent via registered mail; No collection, or, time-wasters!