~1885 Washburn New Model Style 208 Natural 1800s Waverly Handel tuners
No sales tax for customers outside California.
This gorgeous guitar is a late 1800s /early 1900s Washburn New Model, stamped inside on a back brace as a Style 208.
Note the fancy Waverly tuners with fancy Handel buttons, as seen on Martin guitars of the period. The tuners themselves are quite valuable.
This x braced beauty is in amazingly well preserved condition. Somewhat miraculously, there is just one side crack, which has not been touched or repaired.
The guitar is likely a one-off "presentation" piece, built and adorned for some sort of exposition. This definitely isn't your run-of-the-mill guitar!
There is some wear of course - two small pieces of the ornate bridge are missing. A section of neck binding has also gone astray.
The frets are assumed to be original, and they're in excellent condition. The neck does need a reset to make the guitar ready for daily play, but it is playable as it sits. This isn't going to be an everyday player, so we're going to sell it as-is.
The build of the guitar is light and the instrument is incredibly resonant.
The woods are exquisite - look at the Brazilian Rosewood back and sides!
The guitar will ship in an older but not original chipboard case. We will double-box it for shipment.
Color: Natural
Weight: 3lbs 0.7ozs
Top: Spruce
Body: Rosewood
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony
Inlays: Mother of pearl
Frets: Original
Fret count: 18
Nut: Original
Nut width: 1 3/4"
Scale: 24.75"
Radius: 15"
Neck thickness at 1st Fret: 0.892"
Neck thickness at 9th Fret: 1.028"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 1/8"
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 1/8"
Total length: 37 1/4"
Body length: 18 1/2"
Lower bout: 13 3/16"
Waist: 7 3/4"
Upper bout: 9 7/16"
Body depth/thickness: 4 1/16"
String gauge: .011-.052"
Electronics?: No
Bridge: Original
Tuners: Original
Case: Chipboard guitar case
Notes: Crack on the upper bout bass side, side of the guitar, please see pictures.
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