Carlo Fierens plays Andante et allegro by Napoléon Coste (1805-1883) performed on a rare 1855 René-François Lacôte seven-string guitar (Coste’s own model), generously lent by Adopt a Musician (Accornero Collection). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel (go subscribe). Amazing to hear these works, not only on a period guitar but on a model that Coste would have used. Love that bridge style on the guitar and, what I assume, is a platform on the top for resting the picky?
Update from Carlo Rierens, “This guitar is quite amazing in its very peculiar features, and that platform is indeed for the pinky finger to rest, given that the strings are quite higher on the soundboard compared to other guitars of the same age.”
