Appraisal: Stromberg Archtop Guitar, ca. 1950, from Vintage Phoenix. In Vintage Phoenix, Kerry K. Keane appraises a Stromberg Archtop Guitar, ca. 1950. Guess whether it's value has gone up or down!
Well, in the terms of American guitar-making, it's one of the two great schools of archtop guitar making. This instrument was made in the workshop of Charles Stromberg, and it's an interesting piece ...