fine old

all solid

MEINEL & HEROLD

parlor Guitar

Made of all solid tonewoods in Klingenthal / Germany around the 1920s/1930s

about 96cm total length, scale lenght about 63cm
- solid bookmatched quality spruce top with multiple black-white celluloide purfling edge and binding, also around the inlayed mahogany soundhole ornament
- parlor sizeed all solid birdseye maple body, lower bout 34,5cm, center bout 20,5cm, upper bout 27cm, sides hight 7,5cm, gorgeous grained onepiece back with multiple black-white celluloide purfling edge and binding
- straight mahogany neck with grafted-on slotted Gibson style headstock, ebony fingerboard with 19frets, pearl dot inlays, original ebony nut, nut width 48mm,
- unique original multi-adjustable Jazz tailpiece bridge,
- original tuners with fine engraved plates and bone knobs
- original ebony strap pin

The guitar is fully playable with for a historic guitar very good string action (3,8mm (E1) on 12th fret) !!
In the top, two cracks beside the ending fingerboard were well sealed/closed. In the back, a small hole was closed (it seems that the guitar has been bolted on on a wall for decoration in earlier times...).
The back seems to have been reglued, once, too
All the repairs have been properly and well done, the body is seal and sounds
The original shellac varnish is showing some authentic and characteristical signs of the time and playing - most on the top
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The ebony fingerboard is a little bit chiped in the lower area and is showing signs of the time. It seems that grooves to the fingerboard had been filled up with wood puddy in the past.
The frets are showing no signs of playing and have been rounded
 The fingerboard has been cleaned and oiled
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The classical strings are new

QUALITY GUITAR MADE IN GERMANY with a characteristical tone and with history for sure !! !!