[SOLD] 100 Year Old Grand Concert - Brazilian Rosewood Back & Sides

[soulever]

Hey all,

I'm a new member here at AGF but I've bought and sold guitars for more than 35 years and have excellent feedback on Reverb and TGP. If you have any questions at all, feel free to message me directly.

1920s Grand Concert guitar with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. The guitar was represented as an Oscar Schmidt when I bought it, but there's some debate about that so I'm listing it as non branded. Neil Harpe, author of the Stella / Oscar Schmidt Guitar Book told me Oscar Schmidt guitars rarely (if ever) have rosewood sides and backs, and that it appears to have a three-piece neck, also an anomaly for a Schmidt guitar. Neil believes it's "a cut above a typical Oscar Schmidt guitar". Whatever the brand and maker, it plays and sounds absolutely wonderful.

Grand Concert size
Weight- 3lbs 8oz
14 1/2" at the bout
12 frets to the body
Nut Width- 1.82"
Full C shape neck profile
Spruce top
Ladder braced
Figured Brazilian Rosewood back and sides
Checker binding on the body and around the sound hole

There are some repaired cracks on the back and sides, and one on the top. They are all secure and stable. The guitar has had a neck set and the action is consistently low down the fret board. It plays like a dream. The work was done by Michael Hauver - he specializes in restoring old guitars like this. He also added in the beautiful inlays. Top quality work. There's some binding repair near the neck pocket as well. Comes with an SKB case. More high resolution photos here >> http://bit.ly/Brazilian_Grand_Concert

[lavaride]

Aloha,

Cool guitar.

[SColumbusSt]

I love how the purfling chases itself. It catches up above the waist and then back to the races. Never seen anything quite like it. What a cool guitar.

[soulever]

UPDATE - I have an offer so I'm dropping the price for a short period of time from $2200 to $2000. Here's a last shot to grab a 100 year old Brazilian Rosewood Gem.

[joeld]

Hey, I've got almost the exact same guitar! The Brazilian on mine isn't quite as nice as yours, it has an Ebony nut, and rope binding. Otherwise... Light, loud for its size, lots of bark, unmistakable old-time tone, lots of fun. What strings do you use, silk&steel?

[soulever]

Thanks for your comment - I love these old Brazilian guitars. This one is set up for some serious playing and the sound is sublime. So much volume and definition from such a small guitar. I use Elixr light strings and they really make this one sing!

[soulever]

I now have a compelling trade offer as well as a cash offer I’m considering. If you are interested feel free to connect with an offer.

[cc132]

Whew, I'm sweating. It's absolutely gorgeous.

[soulever]

Thanks! It plays and sounds amazing as well. Great little guitar.

Originally Posted by cc132

Whew, I'm sweating. It's absolutely gorgeous.

[soulever]

weekend bump

[Singlegato]

Is there any way you could provide shots of the repair on the inside? When looking at the back, it appears that all of the white lines are cracks. Is this the case?

[egargyris]

Cute little doll. I bet it sounds good with lights, but then again, the bridge, which is awfully oversized, can handle the extra tension.
GLWS!

[nootis]

Originally Posted by egargyris

Cute little doll. I bet it sounds good with lights, but then again, the bridge, which is awfully oversized, can handle the extra tension.
GLWS!

I would worry about putting anything other than lights or silk and steel stings on it. The bracing along with the bridge is what would dictate the type of strings to use. I would be cautious and assume it was braced light. Probably not too many years prior to this one being built, most guitars were braced for gut strings.

Beautiful guitar. GLWS.

[soulever]

The guitar has been sold

[soulever]

The guitar has been sold