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Post by gaucho on Feb 8, 2013 17:31:32 GMT
I love vintage parlor guitars just as much! They sound so good played bottleneck style. Once I figured out that probably 90% of the music I'm obsessed with (20's and 30's blues) was played on guitars like these, I was hooked. Here's my 2 swap meet finds, neither of which have any identifying labels, numbers or logos. I've figured out that the one on the right is a late 20's Supertone but haven't figured out the one on the left. It's distinct features are a very narrow and almost parallel sided slotted headstock, the inlay and an extreme amount of V in the neck profile. I'm thinking it's a 20's-30's Regal. It's also a true parlor size whereas the Supertone is a hair bigger (OO or concert size maybe?) Any body got any ideas?   |
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Post by slide496 on Feb 8, 2013 17:59:58 GMT
Congratulations once again. I couldn't find anything like it in a google search with that headstock, binding, and the three dots on it though. Good luck in identifying it! It might be an earlier Lyons Healy though - the ones on www.fret-dancer.com have the 3 dots and a thin headstock. They have other brands to look at and compare as well. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Feb 8, 2013 20:22:07 GMT
Not my area of expertise, but they are great looking guitars.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by blueshome on Feb 8, 2013 20:58:51 GMT
The marker at the 9th fret may be a clue, many of the guitars up to the mid 20's had 10h fret as on your Supertone.
Is the top painted/varnished to look like spruce? Looks like the back is birch from the photo.
I've a 1910's parlour guitar with a top looking similar to that but with lower quality binding and a tailpiece. I had the brass bar frets replaced with modern ones, killed2 birds with one stone - improved the fretting and avoided the need for a neck reset.
Lyon & Healy is plausible.
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Post by kiwi on Feb 9, 2013 3:45:46 GMT
Beautiful, really lovely looking. I love parlour and small bodied guitars
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Post by gouranga on Feb 9, 2013 11:37:58 GMT
Two nice old ladies with many stories to tell.
Gouranga
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Post by steadyrollinman on Feb 19, 2013 13:39:55 GMT
Hi Gaucho,
Where can we buy such guitars these days? Would love to have one myself.
Regards,
Chris
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Post by Sandro on Feb 19, 2013 16:28:40 GMT
Chris, you can contact Steve at vintageparlorguitars.com. Steve collects old parlors, fix and resell them at reasonable prices. I read several good feedbacks on acousticguitarforum.com about his parlors, so I contacted him and he was very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately shipping and customs from USA to Italy were adding too much to the cost, so in the end I did not buy anything :-( |
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Post by gaucho on Feb 19, 2013 20:45:28 GMT
Yeah, vintageparlorguitars.com is a good place. Good stuff at this link (if you feel a bit adventurous) as well. www.ebay.com/sch/Acoustic-/118979/i.htmlI've had good luck at swam meets and flea markest too. Both of these were found at swap meets. |
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