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GEORGE WASHBURN 1897 STYLE, NEW MODEL PARLOR GUITAR CIRCA 1920.
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THE BODY IS 18 INCHES LONG, 12 1/2 INCHES WIDE AT THE LOWER BOUT , AND 8 3/4 INCHES AT THE UPPER BOUT.
THE SERIAL # IS 243429 AND IT IS STAMPED AT THE TOP OF THE HEADSTOCK.
IT IS ALSO STAMPED 111 ON THE HEADSTOCK AND BRANDED AND LABELLED INSIDE THE BODY.
THE TOP IS SOLID SPRUCE AND THERE IS A UNREPAIRED CRACK FROM THE BRIDGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE GUITAR.
THE BACK AND SIDES ARE SOLID BRAZILLIAN ROSEWOOD AND 2 WHAT LOOK LIKE SCRATCHES AND A FEW SMALL HAIRLINE CRACKS NEAR THE BOTTOM.
THE FINGERBOARD AND BRIDGE LOOK LIKE EBONY.
THE GUITAR IS WHAT IS CALLED SINGLE X BRACED AND IT PLAYS VERY WELL. IT IS REMARKABLY LOUD FOR IT'S SIZE.
THIS GUITAR IS IN UNUSUALLY FINE CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE AND IS 100% ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR CHANGED TUNERS. THE FINISH LOOKS LIKE NEW, BUT IT IS 90 YEARS OLD OR SO.
IT HAS RED AND GREEN BINDING AND A HERRINGBONE STRIP DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.. THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE BRAZILLIAN ROSEWOOD GUITAR!
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