Pre-war Supertone 12-fret parlor in x-braced cedar over birch, fingerstyle classic in looks, feel and tone

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The pre-war Harmony Supertones came in a variety of shapes and sizes. My favorite is the 12-fret parlor size with the wider nut and short scale length. This example came in with a crushed top so I replaced the original birch with an x-braced western red cedar top. Oh my my, what sweet sounds come from this guitar.

SPECS: parlor-size body, 12-fret neck, x-braced solid cedar top over solid birch back and rim in natural/black lacquer finish, slotted headstock with vintage tuning machines, soft "V" neck profile, new rosewood fretboard with new frets, new rosewood bridge, new bone nutand saddle. Nut width: 1 13/16", String Spacing: 2 5/16", Scale length: 24", Upper bout: 9", Lower Bout: 12 1/2", Body length: 18", Widest body depth: 3 5/8", Overall length: 36 3/4", Neck thickness at 1st fret: 1", Neck thickness at 5th fret: 1 1/16", Action: 1/8", String gauge setup: 52-11s.

CONDITION: Nice solid guitar with no issues. Besides the replacement cedar top, work performed included neckset and repairs to hairlines, seams, braces, bridgeplate, bridge, fretboard/frets, finish, touchups, setup.

SOUND: Quintessential fingerstyle parlor guitar. Nice sustain and volume. Easy to play, intimate in size, sweet warm tone from a cedar-topped small body.

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