1880s Vintage Parlor Acoustic Guitar, Adirondack Spruce + Brazilian Rosewood w/ Coffin Case, Restored, Lyon & Healy
$2,999.99
$2,999.99
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Up for sale, a circa 1880s parlor guitar in excellent condition, complete with the original “coffin” case. This early Gilded Age parlor acoustic was crafted in the years following the Civil War, with Lyon & Healy and Larson Bros as the two most likely manufacturers (the instrument has no maker’s mark). Similar in form factor to a Martin 2 ½ model of the era, this instrument benefits from the extensive service due a guitar of its vintage including a neck reset, full refret, bridge reglue, new tall compensated bone saddle, headstock repair, and a few professionally addressed cracks.
Tonewoods include a ladder-braced Adirondack spruce top, stunning bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, and a Spanish cedar neck capped by a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The body dimensions of the parlor measure 3” deep with a 6 ⅞”-wide waist and a lower bout width of 11 ⅝”.
Featherweight at 2lbs 6oz, this guitar has an open and expressive quality with exquisite balance and plenty of projection. Even with its modest size, this parlor fills the room with a woody shimmer from the treble register and potent, plucky wound strings. The seasoned soundboard is particularly well-suited for fingerstyle playing with exceptionally strong note-to-note detail in all registers. This parlor guitar has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 silk and steel strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Spanish cedar
-Shape: Slender V, measuring .775” 1st fret, .900” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood
-Frets: Slender, refret, no wear
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1 3/4”
-Tuners: Open-gear strip
Body Specs:
-Wood: Adirondack spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: Ladder
-Bridge: Brazilian rosewood (reseated), compensated saddle (replacement)
-Marquetry: Simple rosette
The headstock exhibits multiple repairs, with a couple added hardwood dowels and a single maple splint ensuring optimal stability. The back of the body has been professionally refinished, while the top and sides retain the original French Polish. There are two repaired cracks on either side of the bridge on top, with several additional cracks running vertically down the back that have been professionally repaired, cleated, and reinforced where necessary.
The original wooden “coffin” case is included; both latches are functional, and the brass handle is present.
Tonewoods include a ladder-braced Adirondack spruce top, stunning bookmatched Brazilian rosewood back and sides, and a Spanish cedar neck capped by a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The body dimensions of the parlor measure 3” deep with a 6 ⅞”-wide waist and a lower bout width of 11 ⅝”.
Featherweight at 2lbs 6oz, this guitar has an open and expressive quality with exquisite balance and plenty of projection. Even with its modest size, this parlor fills the room with a woody shimmer from the treble register and potent, plucky wound strings. The seasoned soundboard is particularly well-suited for fingerstyle playing with exceptionally strong note-to-note detail in all registers. This parlor guitar has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 silk and steel strings and easy-playing action.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Spanish cedar
-Shape: Slender V, measuring .775” 1st fret, .900” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood
-Frets: Slender, refret, no wear
-Scale Length: 24”
-Nut: 1 3/4”
-Tuners: Open-gear strip
Body Specs:
-Wood: Adirondack spruce, Brazilian rosewood
-Bracing: Ladder
-Bridge: Brazilian rosewood (reseated), compensated saddle (replacement)
-Marquetry: Simple rosette
The headstock exhibits multiple repairs, with a couple added hardwood dowels and a single maple splint ensuring optimal stability. The back of the body has been professionally refinished, while the top and sides retain the original French Polish. There are two repaired cracks on either side of the bridge on top, with several additional cracks running vertically down the back that have been professionally repaired, cleated, and reinforced where necessary.
The original wooden “coffin” case is included; both latches are functional, and the brass handle is present.
