steves parlor guitar Lyon Healy parlor 1898

International buyers please contact me before offerding. No case but will be carefully packed for shipping. 3 DAY sale!!! Buyer pays $30 insured shipping. Original vintage 1890's/1900 Brazilian rosewood Washburn parlor guitar project! !! High buyer wins it. It will make someone a very nice instrument. Since it will need work I'm selling it as is, and as a project, with and a very low starting price. Again, this guitar is all original (and 110+ years old). Neck is straight and frets show only normal light wear with plenty of life. Original tuners need some normal cleaning but are all intact and in working order.

The neck joint is solid and there are no crack or breaks on the neck or headstock. Back has several drying cracks all towards the bottom. This was done with white glue and should be fairly easy to remove for a proper repair. The back is loose and someone has attempted (poorly) to glue it back on. There are some typical minor drying cracks on the fingerboard toward the end. It's missing about 1 1/2' of the binding at the bottom end and the end pin is also missing (see photo). Four of the original bridge pin are intact and the original saddle is also intact. The bridge is cracked and the bridge pins are holding the front part of it on. There is a center seamseparation on the top from the bridge to the back edge and a couple of drying cracks as well (see photos). It has normal nicks, scratches,checking, wear and patina but is overall very attractive. It is in good original condition but will require repair to be in playing condition. Guitar is all original including finish, tuners, nut, frets and bridge. It has a slotted headstock with Brazilian rosewood overlay. I believe the neck is cedar with an ebony fingerboard. It has a bound spruce top with Brazilian rosewood back and sides. The neck joins the body at the 12th fret and the scale length is 24 1/2'. This guitar measures about 12 1/2' across the lower bout, 8 3/4' across the upper bout and just shy of 4' deep. The serial number would suggest very late 1890's to very early 1900's (probably 1898 to 1901). Online research suggests that the model 111 was produced between 18. The same serial number is also ink stamped on the neck block. This number is also impressed on the top edge of the headstock along with the model number 111. It also has an interior paper label with the serial number 121349 (see photo). In addition to the interior Washburn stamp it is also stamped 1897 STYLE and NEW MODEL (see photo). This is a vintage antique George Washburn (Lyon & Healy) parlor guitar.

Steves parlor guitar Lyon Healy parlor 1898