PANaramic vintage Italian guitar

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This 1960s Italian-made PANaramic guitar looks as if it may be a re-branded Eko - especially with the third cutaway on the lower bout. However according to that fantastic resource on vintage Italian guitars, Fetish Guitars, it is actually a re-badged Crucianelli Triple-Cutaway. The PANaramic brand were distributed in the United States by by PANcordion Inc., NYC.

G L Wilson

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1971 Crucianelli élite stéréo

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Here we see a Crucianelli élite stéréo archtop guitar from 1971, currently being offered for sale on a French website. Made in Italy, Crucianelli had strong ties with Eko (as discussed here) and this same body was also used for the Vox Super-Linx which was also produced in the Eko factory.

The most interesting feature of this guitar, however, must be its four pickups - two for the treble and two for the bass strings - and the independent pickup selectors for treble and bass. No doubt this allows for some interesting pickup combinations, which would be made all the more interesting by the stereo output.

Thanks to Dirk Lubbe for bringing this beauty to my attention.

G L Wilson

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