Description
An ultra rare, German-made archtop that's just oozing with super cool art deco features from top to bottom. This gorgeous guitar features a solid spruce top with bound "cat eye" F-holes along with flame maple back, sides & neck. The guitar has a bright, punchy tone that's super loud & really projects. These don't come around very often & would make the perfect addition to any archtop collection. Professionally set up & ready to play straight out of the case.
Cosmetic Condition: Wonderful condition for a guitar that's over 60 years old. There are various minor nicks & dings; surface scratches & weather checking. There's a back crack that was professionally glued & cleated along with a smaller crack in the treble-side of the body near the neck heel. Overall the guitar has a great, authentic vintage look to it with a gorgeous patina.
Neck: Nicely rounded flame maple neck with 3-ply binding. Ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl inlays. Original frets are in great shape with no wear. Bound headstock with pearloid inlays. Open-back nickel tuners with fancy buttons in perfect working condition. 1 5/8" nut width with zero fret; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & plays great up & down the fretboard.
Body: Single-cutaway, archtop in sunburst finish. Solid spruce top with bound "cat eye" F-holes. Art deco trapeze tailpiece with nickel hardware. The bottom portion of the tailpiece was missing when we acquired the guitar, so a local metal fabricator made one for us. Floating adjustable bridge with roller saddles. Thick pearloid pickguard with the date 28.11.54 written in pencil underneath. Flame maple back & sides with multiple binding all around. 17 3/4" lower bout width; 3 1/2" depth. There are no electronics & the guitar weighs 5 lbs 15.4 oz.
Case: Unoriginal hardshell case included. The guitar fits quite snugly in the case & as a result the middle clasp cannot be closed.
