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1920's Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar - Rope Binding, Bear-Claw X-Braced Top
Estimated price for orientation: 998 $
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Description Brand: Unbranded Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Body Type: Parlor String Configuration: 6 String Soundboard Style: Flat Top UPC: Does not apply
1920's Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar - Rope Binding, Bear-Claw X-Braced Top
This auction is brought to you by people who care, for people who care. If you're looking at this item, it means that you are interested in it. Me too! I try to sell things that are special, please enjoy your visit and purchase. There are two ways to purchase merchandise from me: 1. 'Buy it now or best offer' 2. At open auction Items are initially listed with a 'buy it now or best offer', giving you a great opportunity to negotiate directly with me and acquire fresh inventory. If the item does not sell after the first week, I will usually relist it in an open auction format, starting at $1, with no reserve. Bargain hunters may wish to compete with other buyers in this format. Please scroll down for more pictures, and good luck! This beautiful solid wood vintage parlor is actually in very good restorable condition. Premium Brazilian rosewood back and sides is on par with Martin and Larson (maker?) guitars of the same era, and actually, the center perfling, as well as the end perfling on the lower bout, and circular perfling around the soundhole do in fact closely match Martin instruments of the pre-war period. I've owned and sold over a dozen pre-war Martins, and this guitar's cosmetic details are really alike to early 20th Century Martin instruments.In terms of dates, the instrument is X-braced, and the headstock is solid, rather than slotted. Due to these details, as well as the small parlor size of the body, I am estimating the instrument's age to the mid to late 1920's.In terms of work to be done - the bridge, which appears original, has been poorly re-glued. This should be redone. Bridgeplate is also chewed up, and should be replaced. The frets are not very well installed, especially above the 12th fret. Most noticeably, the headstock tuner guide holes were enlarged poorly, and some rosewood on the cap chipped slightly. This, again if I were keeping the instrument, I would address. The neck could probably use a re-set to bring the action down as well. Finally, a short length of rope binding is missing (pictured).A great and worthy restoration project, I have never seen an instrument like this, I am sure it will be a great player when it's treated with a little TLC.
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Description
| Brand: | Unbranded | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Body Type: | Parlor | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Soundboard Style: | Flat Top | UPC: | Does not apply |
| 1920's Brazilian Rosewood Parlor Guitar - Rope Binding, Bear-Claw X-Braced Top |
This beautiful solid wood vintage parlor is actually in very good restorable condition. Premium Brazilian rosewood back and sides is on par with Martin and Larson (maker?) guitars of the same era, and actually, the center perfling, as well as the end perfling on the lower bout, and circular perfling around the soundhole do in fact closely match Martin instruments of the pre-war period. I've owned and sold over a dozen pre-war Martins, and this guitar's cosmetic details are really alike to early 20th Century Martin instruments.In terms of dates, the instrument is X-braced, and the headstock is solid, rather than slotted. Due to these details, as well as the small parlor size of the body, I am estimating the instrument's age to the mid to late 1920's.In terms of work to be done - the bridge, which appears original, has been poorly re-glued. This should be redone. Bridgeplate is also chewed up, and should be replaced. The frets are not very well installed, especially above the 12th fret. Most noticeably, the headstock tuner guide holes were enlarged poorly, and some rosewood on the cap chipped slightly. This, again if I were keeping the instrument, I would address. The neck could probably use a re-set to bring the action down as well. Finally, a short length of rope binding is missing (pictured).A great and worthy restoration project, I have never seen an instrument like this, I am sure it will be a great player when it's treated with a little TLC.
Terms:Some horns you will see and hear are a , (tenor, alto and soprano), , a unique , and a gorgeous dating to 1940 Visit my to view over 100 films about Jazz, many with vintage mics. Click below to see and hear one of my films about a Martin Guitar: Another auction from Randy Cole
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