Same guitar, 100 yr. difference (how do they compare?) 

The tone of the old Arion...I got shivers when you started playing,so warm and beautiful ,I almost shed a tear.-.Very !

Great job, beautiful guitars. I love the strait bridges. Thanks again

I have a 1910ish Lyon and Healey Colombus that really got me into parlor guitars. The better I get at playing the more I realize maybe it's not the easiest guitar to play and fret (past the 5th fret anyway) and gets kinda overwhelmingly muffled with big loud chords but you can't beat how it sounds fingerpicked and it's so beautiful. Bought it from some guy in Maine that restores old parlors. I wish I could remember his name

Always wanted a Fraulini 12 string. Had a chance to get a used one around ten years ago, but missed it... Now you say his son is making guitars? Man, time flies. A few years ago I 'discovered' Waterloo guitars, made by Collings in Austin. A very special combination of vintage and new. I was lucky enough to wind up with several of them, but sold them all off recently. :/ No worries, I'm making do with a very nice 1910ish Washburn size 1, and a '63 Martin 5-16 Terz. I'm getting old, and smaller is better these days... Re: the pair being considered here today, I can hear how each of them would have its attraction, but I'd probably chose the Fraulini. Great channel, new sub!

Another great video. Keep it up.

Stunning pair of guitars I'm not too big on vintage guitars. I'm capable of basic maintenance and care, but anything beyond that I go to the pros. Love the sound of them. Thank you, Kyle Happy Saturday 🙏🏻🤍

What a well presented and enjoyable topic to discover through my algorithm. Thumbs up! 👍

I Been saving for a fraulini 12 string for awhile I'm about half way there, your looking about 3/4 grand but they are worth every penny if you ask me, heard a guy playing a leadbelly copy and my jaw dropped, you can get them made for about 2 from a couple of guys in the UK, I'm seriously tempted to go with a local maker but the 2 fraulini Iv seen have blown me away, I'll get that fraulini one day 🙏

Cool video and great guitars! New sub!

Thank you! Some real talk for a change

Really refreshing content mate! Love the Arian. A more warm woody tone, almost muted even, but I love it. I bet the Fraulini would fit perfectly in a bluegrass number. Different styles indeed! I picked up a Japanese made Kimbara N73 from 1974 for £500 pounds and it is the best sounding guitar I’ve ever heard, and I’ve had the privilege of playing some real high-enders. It hasn’t even had any work done. Playability is astonishing too. Vintage can be a real treasure trove if you are open-minded.

Arion all the way on sound but I know what you mean. Keep ‘em coming.

I wish a Fraulini was 2k.

Hey what is the demomstration song you played? Sounds nice

New one' shrill as a pickled hogs knuckle Old one' mellow as a marshmallow

The Arion ate the Fraulini up. What kind of bracing is in the Arion?

I think they both sound great in different ways, I prefer the newer one because it sounds crisp. I’m curious about the age of the strings on both?

Sounds like the new one might have a little fret buzz going on

I think the 1890"s guitar sounds better! It has a deeper, mellower sound.

Another great video. I know you don't actually review guitars but I'd really like to see a video on a carbon fiber guitar 😲...is it blasphemy or a legitimate good sounding instrument that thumbs it's nose at tradition?

Clearly, you don't want to talk about guitars.

The best high end, factory built, acoustic guitar I ever heard was an old Gibson . . . The worst high end, factory built, acoustic guitar I ever heard was an old Gibson,

More like a 133 year difference ?

Dude, show...the mike! No parlor guitar sounds like that. On this planet, anyway.

fraulini sounded so cheap compared to the old one