As with all pre-1980 acoustic guitars that do not have adjustable truss rods, this guitar is excluded from my returns policy. Mahogany neck with pearloid fingerboard and slotted peghead neck has notable bow and the action is on the high side. The body is of mahogany with a spruce top slight belly to top.
Truly a beautiful guitar! Comes with no case or gig bag, but I will ship double boxed with full insurance.Īs always, I cleaned it up, polished the finish, oiled the board, changed the strings and set the action as low as I could. Beautiful Regal Parlor flat top featuring Hawaiian scenes in stencil on the top and sides. Truly a one of the better pre-1950s parlors that I have ever seen. Would make a great vintage addition to any collection. The lovely inlaid rosette around the sound hole has faded a bit over the past 90+ years, but still looks amazing. Lightly built, ladder-braced spruce top over birch sides and back, with black binding on front and back. Action is a bit higher than modern guitars, obviously, but is not unplayable ( Pic of action included). No headstock logo, and the inner label is missing but it’s clearly Regal-made. The finish has a patina to die for, that "well loved but not beat to hell" look. You should contact Saga Music for identification of your guitar.
There are no numbers on the guitar in question because Saga/Regal probably didnt give their guitars serial numbers when they started selling them. This old Regal features a stunning Brazilian rosewood back and sides with a (adirondack) spruce top. Prior to the introduction of the Paul Beard-designed Gold Tone guitars, they did sell Regal guitars through their web site. So, unfortunately it’s not easy to determine the exact age. This guitar has an S-36 stamped on the inside back. Harmony built most of the Supertone guitar models in the 1930s for Sears along with Regal, Oscar Schmidt and Stromberg Voisinet (which later became Kay) rounding out their manufacturers. All Gurian Guitars have serial numbers stamped on the neck block in characters visible through the soundhole. These early Regal guitars don’t have a serial number. This guitar was actually made by the Harmony musical instrument company which Sears purchased in 1916. It had seen better days when I got it, but after several glue sessions, I was able to get it playable again. The condition of this circa 100 years old Parlor is quite remarkable. For sale is an American made Maxwell Parlor Guitar that I believe to have been made in the 1920s-1930s given the over all look at the guitar and the research I have done.