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1940s INLAID Small-Body Acoustic Guitar, Made in Austria, VGood Cond. Gig Bag!
Estimated price for orientation: 595 $
Category: Acoustic Guitars
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: INLAID String Configuration: 6 String Body Type: Parlor Country/Region of Manufacture: Austria Series: PARLOR Model: PARLOR Dexterity: Right-Handed Model Year: 1940s UPC: Does not apply
TRADE-IN SALE!! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME!!!As you can see by googling ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, I generally sell only Martin, Gibson, Guild, Taylor, Larrivee, and Alvarez-Yairi guitars because most of these models are made so well that they tend to increase in value and improve in the complexity and resonance of their sound as they age, regardless of their appearance. However, since I also accumulate a number of other guitars and cases as trade-ins, I periodically offer these guitars on eBay as a less costly alternative to the vintage store instruments. This is one of these "alternative" instruments, and like all my guitars, it is also available at a negotiable Buy It Now price in my store at any time. Check out my other guitars on-line by googling the store ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, or call 803-731-0515 with any questions about the guitars listed.Frankly, folks, I don’t know who made this guitar, when it was made, or even the identity of the solid woods of which it’s constructed. I’m fairly confident that it was made in Germany or Austria and dates from immediately before or soon after World War II. This guess has nothing to do with my scanty knowledge of European guitars, although it resembles pictures of many guitars from that area and period. It is primarily based on context: I bought it from a dealer in Germany, both of the other parlor guitars that I bought from him were identified as German or Austrian, and one of them is explicitly dated 1949. Unfortunately, I see no names, logos, serial numbers, or marks still visible anywhere, inside or out, on this really nice instrument.For what it’s worth, the listing in the catalogue of the dealer in Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany, says the following: “Alte Gitarre mit Perlmutt-Ring. Diese alte gitarre weist gebrauchsspuren auf. Saiten sollten erneurt warden. Gesamtlange: 94 cm, korpus: 46cm. Ich biete die gitarre zur vorsicht als defect bastler an. Bilder sind bestanteil der beschreibung.” From what little I remember of my German, it sounds like he knows very little more than I do about this excellent instrument.What I can see: the guitar’s colorful mother-of-pearl and ebony rosette is beautifully constructed and perfectly intact, and reflects the mother-of-pearl position markers on the Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and the black pearl/abalone-dot bridge pins. While there’s no pick guard, the position markers, the bridge pins (and internal bridge pad), the ladder bracing, and the original end pin all argue that this is not a classical guitar, but a true steel-string parlor guitar. The nut width is also an indicator, being 1 11/16”, rather than the usual classical 2” nut. The guitar’s total length is about 37”, with a body length of about 19”, a lower bout of 12 1/2”, with the 12/17-fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard ending in the Rosewood bridge with a brass saddle. In most respects this instrument is in excellent condition for 70-80 years old, with light wear on the apparently original very thin frets and little visible wear on the fingerboard, suggesting that it has hardly been played for much of its recent career. There are no cracks anywhere that I can see, and the bridge, saddle, nut, end pin, and tuners are present and apparently original. The open tuners are tight, and the ivoroid buttons are in remarkably good shape. I have not strung it or played it, as I have no ultra-light or silk-and-steel strings; I therefore can’t vouch for its sound or playability, although the neck angle looks fine to me. I believe it will be tremendous fun to play, of course, as well. I trust it will find a home with a real guitar person who can treat it with the respect it deserves. All in all this is a wonderful period piece, and it is sure to appreciate as a part of a serious stringed instrument collection.Buyer pays a flat rate of $55 for insurance and shipping to the lower forty-eight states; shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. Payment by Paypal is preferred; cashiers and personal checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped.I have tried to be perfectly clear and accurate in describing this instrument, so its return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before offering to buy it.Thank you for your interest in this beautiful vintage guitar.
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | INLAID |
| String Configuration: | 6 String | Body Type: | Parlor |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | Austria | Series: | PARLOR |
| Model: | PARLOR | Dexterity: | Right-Handed |
| Model Year: | 1940s | UPC: | Does not apply |
TRADE-IN SALE!! INTERNATIONAL BUYERS WELCOME!!!As you can see by googling ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, I generally sell only Martin, Gibson, Guild, Taylor, Larrivee, and Alvarez-Yairi guitars because most of these models are made so well that they tend to increase in value and improve in the complexity and resonance of their sound as they age, regardless of their appearance. However, since I also accumulate a number of other guitars and cases as trade-ins, I periodically offer these guitars on eBay as a less costly alternative to the vintage store instruments. This is one of these "alternative" instruments, and like all my guitars, it is also available at a negotiable Buy It Now price in my store at any time. Check out my other guitars on-line by googling the store ALUMPSTER’S GUITARS, or call 803-731-0515 with any questions about the guitars listed.Frankly, folks, I don’t know who made this guitar, when it was made, or even the identity of the solid woods of which it’s constructed. I’m fairly confident that it was made in Germany or Austria and dates from immediately before or soon after World War II. This guess has nothing to do with my scanty knowledge of European guitars, although it resembles pictures of many guitars from that area and period. It is primarily based on context: I bought it from a dealer in Germany, both of the other parlor guitars that I bought from him were identified as German or Austrian, and one of them is explicitly dated 1949. Unfortunately, I see no names, logos, serial numbers, or marks still visible anywhere, inside or out, on this really nice instrument.For what it’s worth, the listing in the catalogue of the dealer in Bad Salzdetfurth, Germany, says the following: “Alte Gitarre mit Perlmutt-Ring. Diese alte gitarre weist gebrauchsspuren auf. Saiten sollten erneurt warden. Gesamtlange: 94 cm, korpus: 46cm. Ich biete die gitarre zur vorsicht als defect bastler an. Bilder sind bestanteil der beschreibung.” From what little I remember of my German, it sounds like he knows very little more than I do about this excellent instrument.What I can see: the guitar’s colorful mother-of-pearl and ebony rosette is beautifully constructed and perfectly intact, and reflects the mother-of-pearl position markers on the Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and the black pearl/abalone-dot bridge pins. While there’s no pick guard, the position markers, the bridge pins (and internal bridge pad), the ladder bracing, and the original end pin all argue that this is not a classical guitar, but a true steel-string parlor guitar. The nut width is also an indicator, being 1 11/16”, rather than the usual classical 2” nut. The guitar’s total length is about 37”, with a body length of about 19”, a lower bout of 12 1/2”, with the 12/17-fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard ending in the Rosewood bridge with a brass saddle. In most respects this instrument is in excellent condition for 70-80 years old, with light wear on the apparently original very thin frets and little visible wear on the fingerboard, suggesting that it has hardly been played for much of its recent career. There are no cracks anywhere that I can see, and the bridge, saddle, nut, end pin, and tuners are present and apparently original. The open tuners are tight, and the ivoroid buttons are in remarkably good shape. I have not strung it or played it, as I have no ultra-light or silk-and-steel strings; I therefore can’t vouch for its sound or playability, although the neck angle looks fine to me. I believe it will be tremendous fun to play, of course, as well. I trust it will find a home with a real guitar person who can treat it with the respect it deserves. All in all this is a wonderful period piece, and it is sure to appreciate as a part of a serious stringed instrument collection.Buyer pays a flat rate of $55 for insurance and shipping to the lower forty-eight states; shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. Payment by Paypal is preferred; cashiers and personal checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped.I have tried to be perfectly clear and accurate in describing this instrument, so its return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before offering to buy it.Thank you for your interest in this beautiful vintage guitar.