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Wonderful 1920’s Oscar Schmidt Stella FHCM parlor guitar
Estimated price for orientation: 850 $
Category: Acoustic Guitars
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Description Brand: Oscar Schmidt String Configuration: 6 String Model: First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music Soundboard Style: Flat Top Body Type: Parlor Exact Year: 1925 Dexterity: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
The First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music was a marketing tool of the Oscar Schmidt Company. It started around 1919 and continued until the late 1930’s. They would sell a 12-month of correspondence guitar lessons. A year’s course was $30 in installments ($25 a one-time price) and covered 52 weekly lessons by mail. A free Hawaiian guitar – “Valued at $15.00” – was included.These FHCM guitars were, of course, made by Oscar Schmidt--they were solid birch and dyed red. They were, in fact, identical to the Stella brandNOTE the rather rare, very cool mustache bridge. All original apart from the saddle -which was replaced with a bone one and moved back slightly for intonation's sake. This guitar sounds really great … with excellent balance from treble to bass. The neck angle is perfect although the rounded neck has never been re-set. Action is low with 3/32” at the twelfth fret, a full 1/2" at the bridge.The original wooden nut is loose.Ah, but the TONE--the all-birch body produces a warm, rich, deep tone that is quite wonderful. Plays great all up & down.Comes with a chipboard case that this a bit large but usable and good for shipping safely. SHIPPING: I use Shyp—a bit pricey but they pick up and I, as the song doesn’t go, can’t get around much anymore.
Description
| Brand: | Oscar Schmidt | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Model: | First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music | Soundboard Style: | Flat Top |
| Body Type: | Parlor | Exact Year: | 1925 |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
The First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music was a marketing tool of the Oscar Schmidt Company. It started around 1919 and continued until the late 1930’s. They would sell a 12-month of correspondence guitar lessons. A year’s course was $30 in installments ($25 a one-time price) and covered 52 weekly lessons by mail. A free Hawaiian guitar – “Valued at $15.00” – was included.These FHCM guitars were, of course, made by Oscar Schmidt--they were solid birch and dyed red. They were, in fact, identical to the Stella brandNOTE the rather rare, very cool mustache bridge. All original apart from the saddle -which was replaced with a bone one and moved back slightly for intonation's sake. This guitar sounds really great … with excellent balance from treble to bass. The neck angle is perfect although the rounded neck has never been re-set. Action is low with 3/32” at the twelfth fret, a full 1/2" at the bridge.The original wooden nut is loose.Ah, but the TONE--the all-birch body produces a warm, rich, deep tone that is quite wonderful. Plays great all up & down.Comes with a chipboard case that this a bit large but usable and good for shipping safely. SHIPPING: I use Shyp—a bit pricey but they pick up and I, as the song doesn’t go, can’t get around much anymore.