1937 Larson Brothers Euphonon 16-inch Jumbo Acoustic Guitar-Used

We don’t see many Euphonon guitars here at Gryphon but every one we have seen is a treat. Euphonon guitars were made by August and Carl Larson, two brothers who immigrated to America from Sweden in the 1880s. They rarely, if ever, used the Larson name on the instruments they crafted in Chicago, opting instead to build under the labels of Maurer, Prairie State and Euphonon, which were brands they owned. They launched the Euphonon brand in the mid 1930s as their modern line of guitars, that is, guitars with 14-fret necks, solid headstocks and larger bodies than the parlor style guitars they had built up until then. As near as we can tell, the Larsons never issued a Euphonon catalog so we really don’t know if the Euphonons had model numbers or not. This particular example measures 16 inches across the lower bout making it quite a large guitar for its time, although the Larsons made a few instruments that were even larger. The abalone top trim and Brazilian rosewood sides and back mark t