Vendors of Guitars and coconut ukulele, 1937
Guitar Vendor, 1918-1930, note the long banjo for sale among all the guitars.
I was scanning a book with old photo's of Cebu and it just so happened to pass by a page where there is an old photos of guitar vendors in Opon which is known as Lapu-Lapu City, according to some locals in Lapu-Lapu City "OPON" or "OPONG" is Lapu-Lapu's nickname. Opon is known for guitar making and if you happen to pass by in a place here in Lapu-Lapu City called Pajac upon entering the barangay you will be greeted by a big guitar as a sign of welcome. The guitar-making industry in Lapu-Lapu City started when the Spanish friars assigned in Cebu needed to repair the guitars they were using. Instead of waiting for the guitars to arrive from Mexico, they commissioned the townspeople of Opon to make new guitars and repair the existing guitars they had, thus began the guitar industry in Cebu. Vendors of Guitars and coconut ukulele, 1937 Guitar Vendor, 1918-1930, note the long banjo for sale among all the guitars.
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