What kind of guitar is this?

[BGR Alex]

I found this guitar and apparently it doesn't have any markings. The features are described below:

-Dreadnought
-14 Frets to the body
-Solid Rosewood back and sides
-Solid Spruce top
-Snowflake fret markers
-Abalone around soundhole
-No serial number, logos, or labels
-Mother of Pearl rectangle with an abalone triangle inside it on headstock

Any idea what it is or how much it is worth?

[SlopeD]

No pictures or markings = impossible to identify

[BGR Alex]

Originally Posted by SlopeD

No pictures or markings = impossible to identify

[walternewton]

I'd guess it was a homebuilt project, perhaps constructed from a kit.

[SlopeD]

Originally Posted by walternewton

I'd guess it was a homebuilt project, perhaps constructed from a kit.

Yuppers, any type of luthier who is building multiple guitars, or factories, or boutique shops would most definitely have put their name on it.

Don't recognize the logo on the headstock.

It's a one off.

[BGR Alex]

Any idea what it might be worth?

[Long813]

Originally Posted by BGR Alex

Any idea what it might be worth?

Would be impossible to tell really, but if you have close up pictures some could tell you about the quality (to a small degree) of the build.

[BGR Alex]

This is the last pic he had posted. I may go take a look at it this evening and if so I'll bring my camera and get some better pictures.

[M1tty]

Tell us how it plays. Inquiring minds want to know

[Long813]

Originally Posted by BGR Alex

This is the last pic he had posted. I may go take a look at it this evening and if so I'll bring my camera and get some better pictures.

I don't know much about inspection for quality makes, but one thing I have noticed in some stores that cosign local builders, the nut is a tough thing to install correctly. I've seen a number scored and glued poorly that I thought it was a used instrument.

[Wade Hampton]

I agree with the assessment of it as a kit guitar.

How much is it worth? Hard to say....not a whole lot. Whatever a buyer is willing to pay for it.

Presumably it's made of good quality solid wood, but it's still more or less a hobby project. Depending on its tonal qualities and playability, probably somewhere in the $250-$400 range.

Two factors in particular lead me to believe it's a kit instrument: the clunky shape of the peghead with the visually offbeat but easy to inlay pearl and abalone blocks, and the fact that while the woods are quite nice, the tuners appear to be absolutely low end economy level gears.

Most of the kits that Stewart-MacDonald, LMI and other luthiery supply houses sell come without tuning gears. Whoever put this together was willing to spend the money for a nice quality kit, but must have thought it was ridiculous to spend more than 12 or 15 bucks for the tuners.

So that's what this guitar has.

Hope that makes sense.


Wade Hampton Miller

[Long813]

Originally Posted by Wade Hampton

I agree with the assessment of it as a kit guitar.

How much is it worth? Hard to say....not a whole lot. Whatever a buyer is willing to pay for it.

Presumably it's made of good quality solid wood, but it's still more or less a hobby project. Depending on its tonal qualities and playability, probably somewhere in the $250-$400 range.

Two factors in particular lead me to believe it's a kit instrument: the clunky shape of the peghead with the visually offbeat but easy to inlay pearl and abalone blocks, and the fact that while the woods are quite nice, the tuners appear to be absolutely low end economy level gears.

Most of the kits that Stewart-MacDonald, LMI and other luthiery supply houses sell come without tuning gears. Whoever put this together was willing to spend the money for a nice quality kit, but must have thought it was ridiculous to spend more than 12 or 15 bucks for the tuners.

So that's what this guitar has.

Hope that makes sense.


Wade Hampton Miller

Great breakdown Wade!

[brentford]

I thought it looked like a solid wood kit someone put together, but it had the cheap tuners and poorly fit plastic nut and plastic saddle. I traded a Johnson resonator roundneck that I didn't play in a year. I'm dressing the frets and will setup with a bone saddle and nut. I found it in a pawn shop near Charleston, WV. I figure it will keep me busy for a while just tinkering and setting it up and it will sound and look good too. a D-41 knockoff

[Daltsy]

Originally Posted by BGR Alex

I found this guitar and apparently it doesn't have any markings. The features are described below:

-Dreadnought
-14 Frets to the body
-Solid Rosewood back and sides
-Solid Spruce top
-Snowflake fret markers
-Abalone around soundhole
-No serial number, logos, or labels
-Mother of Pearl rectangle with an abalone triangle inside it on headstock

Any idea what it is or how much it is worth?

Yours' is NOT a homemade build. I have one ALMOST exact same, just different color scheme. Same headstock inlay, same build structure build. I'll put pictures up if you'd like me to.

[Orfeas]

Unknown. Never saw one before