{"product_id":"regal-professional-flat-top-tenor-guitar-1928-3513","title":"Regal Professional Flat Top Tenor Guitar (1928)","description":"Regal Professional Model Flat Top Tenor Guitar, c. 1928, made in Chicago, natural lacquer finish, rosewood back and sides, spruce top. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRegal is generally remembered as a maker of inexpensive budget instruments, but they were quite capable of turning out higher-grade pieces, and this little guitar is a fine example of their better work. While small even for a tenor guitar, it puts out quite a powerful sound and is very nicely made. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe body is nicely grained rosewood. The spruce top is bound with colored wood marquetry around the edge and soundhole; the same pattern is also used for the backstrip. The fingerboard has large shaped abalone inlay and \"Regal\" is inlaid in pearl in a circular inset in the multi-bound headstock. Tuners are pancake Grovers and the tailpiece is a banjo-style \"eagle claw\" mounted directly to the rim. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCurrently strung and tuned tenor, this little instrument would also be very useful in either guitar or tenor ukulele tuning. Regal made a number of variations on this general design, but this is the highest grade we have seen. This guitar was quite expensive for a Regal instrument in its time and this was definitely a flagship line for the company.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 32 1\/2 in. (82.6 cm.), 10 3\/8 in. (26.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1\/4 in. (8.2 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 21 in. (533 mm.). Width of nut is 1 1\/4 in. (32 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll original with some minor playwear; no damage or repairs. Excellent Condition.","brand":"Regal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853211685004,"sku":"3513","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_e33ca51e-c14e-4a2d-a475-19f76f917510.jpg?v=1774332049","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/regal-professional-flat-top-tenor-guitar-1928-3513","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}