Yes, it’s another unknown parlor guitar from early America, my personal favorite to repair and play. This guitar was unplayable when it arrived. The heel was broken, the soundboard was cracked in three places, and the fretboard was unsalvageable – to list its biggest issues. I was interested in the project because it was made of solid oak. I’m considering building guitars using local oak timber, so this was a nice entry point into oak guitars. It had more issues than not, but all were repairable and the result is a new/old parlor with a lot of history.

Repair Process

After assessing that I would not be able to fix all the internal issues from the soundhole, the back was pulled, bracing removed, and new braces installed. This guitar had been worked on over the years, including the obligatory wood screw in the heel, and it looks like it was converted from a floating bridge to a fixed bridge, but the bridge and patch was not adequate for the guitar. Repairs included heel repair, neck reset, new fretboard, carbon fiber reinforcements for the neck to accommodate higher string tension, new braces, new bridge, new bone nut and saddle, refret, top splines, and rejoined back plates. For Sale – Contact for price or check out my Reverb Shop. Sold