Astro
Astro er en forkortelse for August J. Strohmer ( 1888-1969 ). Han åbnede sit første værksted, sammen med Max Zimmer, allerede i 1906. Efter første verdenskrig fik han sin mestertitel og grundlagde sit eget værksted.Han fik mange hædersbevisninger, eksempelvis guldmedalje ved Nürnberg-udstillingen ( tildelt af ” tyske mandolinist -og guitaristforbund” ) i 1921. I 1945 blev værkstedet totalt ødelagt efter bombninger. Efter anden verdenskrig startede han op igen sammen med sine nu hjemvendte sønner Georg Strohmer (1911-1986), Hans Strohmer (1926-2001). Disse ledede firmaet sammen med efter at August trak sig tilbage. Hans’s søn Max Strohmer (1950- ) er stadig aktiv og kendt for sine fine guitarer og store viden om violiner. Hans datter , Caroline (1982- ) , er nu fjerde generation i firmaet. Hun arbejder fortrinsvis som violinbygger.
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Astro is short for August Strohmer ( 1888-1969 ) . He opened his first workshop along with Max Zimmer ( Nürnberg ) as soon as 1906. After WWI he got his master title and founded his own workshop. He got many medails etc , for instance a goldmedal at the Nürnberg exhibitions ( from the german mandolin and guitarplayers association ) in 1921. In 1945 his workshop was completely destroyed from bombings, but he started up Again after the war along with his sons Georg (1911-1986) and Hans (1926-2001) . After August retired the two Brothers ran the business together. Hans’s son Max ( 1950-) is still active and well known for great knowledge about guitars and violins. His daughter Caroline ( 1982- ) is now 4th generation. She is mainly into violinmaking…
Guitars from Astro vary quite much, but here are some details that fits most of them…
typical f-hole :
also sickle and teardrop holes are common
“v-shaped volutes
small standard heels
straight cut neckextensions
lowriding necks