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Originally Posted by ship of fools
I myself have a true love for old Washburn Parlors and have had a great many go through my hands and also made a point of studying as many as I could.
They certainly can compare to many old Martins in my view and some were made for gut but they also made many very early model parlors for steel string and could be very ornate compared to what Martin was making at the time.
And you are right about them being very under valued on the market compared to Martins which is great for the buyer and I think with a good repair they play very nicely.
Good luck with your purchase and if you need any more info will gladly send you all I know and if I can't get the right info well my friend Hubert Pleijsier will gladly fill in what I can't and nobody knows more about pre-war parlors then him.
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Hello and thank you for the reply!
This is good to see. I'm interested in both steel and nylon. Is one better than the other? I understand that steel would more closely resemble the Martins, but in terms of build quality. I've found some in the 1920s and some as early as 1894 to 1896. Are certain year's better also?