Circa 1900-20 Early Parlor Guitar made in Jamestown, NY for sale in Titusville, PA
Circa 1900-20 Early Parlor Guitar made in Jamestown, NY. The label is very difficult to read, but appears to say 'Made by John E. Person, 70 Wega St., Jamestown, N.Y.' I have no idea the exact age of this guitar and can find no information about the maker. It is very well constructed, with intricate inlay around the sound hole and herringbone band running vertically in the center of the back. Guitar is extremely light, weighing only 2.8 pounds, but has a large sound. Lower bout is 13" across, upper is 10-¼". Overall length is 38" +/-. The guitar is not bad at all for the assumed age, but has many small scratches, discoloration and the effects of handling over the years. Both the neck joint and the bridge appear to have had some rather sloppy glue work done at some point. There is a crack about ½ way up the heel of the neck but it seems sound. Both the neck joint and bridge seem sound and secure, but there is a small amount of lift at the bottom of the bridge though it seems to be well held in that position (see photo). It also looks like a heel cap of some kind is missing from the back of the heel. There is a spot on the edge of the lower bout on the lower right edge where the outer 1/8 " of inlay is worn off or missing for about 2" (see photo). The back of the neck has inlay in the shape of a letter "I" - the upper 'serif' of inlay near the bottom of the headstock is missing (see photo) but does not hinder function. Tuners are functional, action is a bit over 1/8 " at the 12th under light string tension. Sorry, no case. Please contact me with questions, I'll do my best to answer them.
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