Gswitz Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) My wife's grandfather's guitar was left in the attic with strings on. The neck came away from the body. The tuners were unusable. This is it now... Edited June 17, 2020 by Gswitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Jones Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 You skate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synkrotron Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Beautiful How does it play and sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gswitz Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) @Christian Jones I'm nothing special but I've spent a lot of time riding. Edited June 20, 2020 by Gswitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gswitz Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 @synkrotron It's different from any of my other guitars. The frets are thin and low. The action is high and there is no truss rod. The lack of the round sound-hole definitely changes the sound. The neck is very beefy. I have no other guitar with such a thick neck. But the intonation isn't very far off, so if you don't mind the finger exercise it takes to play it, you can play things. It's definitely easier to play in first position and the fret board wear shows this. It's an old Sears Roebuck guitar. This is a similar one I found on the web... https://reverb.com/item/1811317-1950-s-silvertone-archtop-sunburst I can't find the serial number on the guitar or I'd post it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennywtelejazz Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Back in the day when I was first starting out ( in the mid 60 's ) I had The Harmony Broadway variation of what you have there . That lasted until I tried to play Black Sabbath and The Who on it ? Nice guitar you have there , when you fix them up they are nice conversation pieces . Even when they are dialed in they can still be a challenge to play ...the intonation can be dialed in ...you may have to tilt the bridge a little to where it has a slant to it ...the strings that are sharp will need the bridge tilted towards the tail piece ... On those type of bridges if you decide to eventually get one with adjustment capabilities the only real fitting you may have to to is carve the bottom section of the bridge to match your guitars top ....the tighter the seal the bigger the sound . String wise you may find Silk And Steel strings to have less tension on the neck ...and a better feel YMMV . If you are used to playing a Martin or something along those lines playing an acoustic arch top can be a big adjustment ...different sound all together. Back in the day Banjo was the thing with Big bands ...To really appreciate how a guitar from way back then sounded in context , listen to some Eddie Lang or any of the other prominent musicians from back in the 20's and 30's ...... Those guitars sound nothing like a Martin or a Gibson but in the right hands man they can sound pretty sweet ...Also they were cutting to disk so somehow they fit in the mix .. Here's some examples ...the second tune features a wonderful player playing solo ...easy to tell how much different the sounds is from what most folks are used to . Enjoy now you got me wanting to crack out a few of my Acoustic Arch tops Kenny Edited June 17, 2020 by kennywtelejazz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Cool ! Just saw one on craigslist for 300. I've been fighting the urge to tear down my old Aria Pro and see what's happened to the truss rod. Killer guitar I gigged with for years. Now tuned a step low , strung with silk and steel and capo'd back up because of the neck. Thumbs up to you for taking the time to extend it's life... mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert McClellan Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 10:19 PM, Gswitz said: This is it now... Nice work! I refurbish guitars and give them to people who can’t afford and instrument. I know how much work goes into getting that good of a result. Well worth the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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