Ancient guitar has been to hell and back, still sounds great, looks cooler than ever!
Not much is known about this guitar. A few sites have suggested that they were made as far back as the 1950s and if someone told me the 1930s or 40s, I'd be willing to believe them.
This one looks like it's been played endlessly, but the wear around the sound hole just adds character and the natural fretboard looks great. The bridge is pretty warped though and the top is sunken in a bit below the sound hole. But, despite all that, it is still in playable condition, it's rock-solid with no cracks and cosmetically there are very few nicks and dings for it's age. Sounds better every day since the new strings were put on too.
Worst-case scenario, it's looks great hanging up on the wall...
Thank you for looking. More high-resolution pictures here.
I have the same guitar.Sunken top and all.Great around the campire. Has survived 8years of camping since I acquired it thru a public library. Never knew anything about it till now.
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