Up for your consideration is a1920s Harmony-made Decalcomania Hawaiian Parlor Guitarwith case. There are no manufacturer markings anywhere that I can see; I am basing the \'Harmony made\' distinction on similar guitars I\'ve been able to find, as well as Harmony\'s history of manufacturing guitars for many other brands and styles.

Constructed of ladder-braced birch top, back and sides. I believe the neck is poplar and the fretboard is stained maple, with fading \"ebonizing\" stain. The are no dot position markers on the fretboard itself, nor on the side. This guitar is bound on the top, back, and sound-holeedges with alternating white/black \'checkerboard\' binding.

The neck is 12-fret to the body, with a slotted headstock. The neck profile is a nice chunky, but relatively shallow ‘V’, which is to say, not as pronounced as many vintage \'V\' necks, but still a deep neck (to compensate for there being no truss-rod).

This has had a couple of repairs, and is now ready for the next owner.I performed the repairs myself, and while I’m not a professionalluthier by trade, I have repaired/refurbished many guitars. I pride myself on well done repairs, and use Titebond Original glue. All repairs are reversible by any future luthiers.

• The original bridge had lifted, and one of the \'wings\' had cracked. I custom made a replacement from tulipwood, duplicating the dimensions, profile, and string spacing. The original fretwire saddle has been re-used and the saddle \'ebonized\' with stain.
• The bridge plate holes had been thoroughly ‘chewed’by a 80+ years of string replacements. Sincethe bridge plate runs the entire width of the guitar, and is part of the top’ssupport, instead of replacing, I’ve fit an overlay of 1/16” maple over thepinhole area only. The original bridge-pinholes were plugged and leveled before the bridge replacement.
• The guitar had a low, \'regular\' nut to allow playing in the regular style. Because of significant relief in the neck, combined with decades of string tension, the guitar has high action. To continue to be played in the traditional manner would require a neck reset. Since the original, factory configuration was as a Hawiian lap-steel guitar (shipped with a wider, metal \'nut riser\' to allow it to be played as a lap-steel), I\'ve simply fitted a permanent replacement Corian nut, wider and taller than the original. The original will be included.

Cosmetically, it is in very good shape for a 90+ year oldguitar. There are no cracks. There is minor wear of the finish on the back near the bass-side \'waist\', and a worn area next to the high \'e\' string where it appears a player\'s fingernails or fingerpicks rested while playing. The actual decals are in remarkable condition; the colors still very vibrant, and almost completelyintact with the exception of some minor wear on the bass side decal. There is a small amount of finish wear on the neck on either side up in the \'1st position\' chords where the finish has worn through to the wood underneath, and minor scratches on the back. The fretboard has nofingernail divots, but the \'ebonizing\' finish is fading. Thebrass frets have virtually no fretwear.

The \'rear-entry\' case has seen better days; there are stains and the leather strap has broken (but is still present). The very ends of the sides where the \'flap\' closes over have warped a little, requiring a little fiddling when closingthe flap, but it is still fully functional, and has done it\'s job of protecting the guitar for 90-odd years.

See my response and offer withconfidence. I have repaired and sold many guitars, and pride myself on mythorough description and customer service. The guitar will bepackedsecurely, and shipped with insurance in a sturdy guitar shipping carton.Because of the repairs and investment I\'ve put into this guitar (and that youwon\'t have to), I am pricing this as what I believe to be fair, based the few comparable sales I have been able to find of similar era/style Washburn guitars. I am opening the sale as a Buy-it-Now but will entertain reasonable Best Offer. I will offer FREE shipping with Buy it Now;otherwise shipping and handling will be a flat $45 to the CONUS.

Please view all pics and ask anyand all questions before offerding.I have described the conditionaccurately and completely; while I am certain you will be satisfied with theguitar,this is an as-is sale with no returns unless I have mis-representedsomething.