Vintage Old Acoustic Parlour Guitar. Martin Strings Sunburst
Vintage East German Parlour Guitar - Recently Restored What can I say about this other than "Wow" ! This is a vintage Musima guitar from the days when East Germany were a forgotten country, behind the Berlin wall. It is probably 50 years old but I've done a great job cleaning her up, and restoring her, even if I say so myself, without losing any vintage charm. She's had a knock to the lower shoulder at some point in her life, (see pics) which you simply wouldn't see unless you wanted to stare at it, but the rest of her is very lovely indeed. Closed tuners, floating vintage bridge, and a new chrome tailpiece, together with a custom pickguard. Nice grains throughout, and a rather stunning sunburst finish. The guitar has had it's fretboard oiled, finish oiled, and tuners serviced, and the nut and bridge have been cut with luthier files to ensure no string snag. Fret edges smoothed and nut lubricated with vaseline and pencil lead. Zero fret lowered and crowned, and a brand new set of Martin custom lights added (11 gauge). The guitar has an action of just under 4mm at the 12th fret. No truss rod, so a slight gap in the middle, but not one that will stop you playing it. I set it up with a view to playing slide on it in various tunings, and I'd recommend it was used for slide as opposed to picking, but as long as you can play, you'll still be able to play it in standard tuning for basic playing needs, and you're not just limited to Cowboy chords, as it does play up the neck too, but it's not going to be suitable for chord melody stuff, unless you have very strong hands. Certainly it isn't a guitar for a beginner, but somebody who is appreciative of collectable vintage guitars, and understands the value in vintage charm, over modern play-ability. NOTE: The case is NOT included as I'm already short of a few cases for my own guitars. Hard to put a value on a vintage guitar, so I'm going to say £299 or might consider a part ex / swap for another instrument as long as it's quality, be it Guitar / Banjo / Tenor Ukulele etc. There is definitely not another like this, in this condition, for sale in the UK. Postage an option, as I've a few boxes left over, as long as any buyer pays me via Paypal using the gift / family option, so I don't pay fees, or fall foul of those who try to play the system. Runcorn. Read More