Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, most likely made by Harmony , c. 1920
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Flat Top Acoustic Guitar, most likely made by Harmony, c. 1920, probably Chicago, natural varnish finish, mahogany sides, back and neck, spruce top.
This moderately fancy concert-size parlor guitar is a typical "catalog" guitar of the sort sold by major jobbers and mail-order houses all over the US throughout the first half of the 20th century.
The back and sides are nicely grained mahogany with a slight fiddleback figure, with celluloid binding and a herringbone backstrip. The top is tight grained spruce, celluloid bound with colored wood herringbone marquetry. The bound fingerboard is ebony with pearl dot inlay. The finish is the heavier varnish typical of the early 1920's.
This is a fairly high-quality ladder-braced guitar and would have retailed originally in the $10-15.00 range, a not inconsiderable sum for the era.
Overall length is 37 1/2 in. (95.2 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 1/4 in. (616 mm.).
Nicely original overall; several well-repaired top cracks and a modern repro pyramid bridge. Tuners are correct period, but the faint marks of an earlier set can be seen.
No overspray or refinish work; plays well and sounds very nice with the typical bright singing tone of straight-braced mahogany guitars. Excellent Condition.
This moderately fancy concert-size parlor guitar is a typical "catalog" guitar of the sort sold by major jobbers and mail-order houses all over the US throughout the first half of the 20th century.
The back and sides are nicely grained mahogany with a slight fiddleback figure, with celluloid binding and a herringbone backstrip. The top is tight grained spruce, celluloid bound with colored wood herringbone marquetry. The bound fingerboard is ebony with pearl dot inlay. The finish is the heavier varnish typical of the early 1920's.
This is a fairly high-quality ladder-braced guitar and would have retailed originally in the $10-15.00 range, a not inconsiderable sum for the era.
Overall length is 37 1/2 in. (95.2 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 1/4 in. (616 mm.).
Nicely original overall; several well-repaired top cracks and a modern repro pyramid bridge. Tuners are correct period, but the faint marks of an earlier set can be seen.
No overspray or refinish work; plays well and sounds very nice with the typical bright singing tone of straight-braced mahogany guitars. Excellent Condition.