1928 Oscar Schmidt (Stella) First Hawaiian Conservatory

$975.00

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  • Year: 1928 (Circa)
  • Manufacturer: Oscar Schmidt (Stella)
  • Model: First Hawaiian Conservatory
  • Case: Original Soft
  • Color: Red burst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music New York was a brand made by the Oscar Schmidt Co. in Jersey City, NJ, and sold through mail order. This is the second such guitar in the vintagebluesguitars.com inventory. This guitar features the signature OS ladder bracing, all solid birch construction, and 12 frets to the body. Beautifully finished in a red stain, the body dimensions are a tad larger than many Stella concert size guitars of the day. The lower bout measures just a hair under 13 1/2", the fat (built for comfort) V-neck is 1 7/8" at the nut, and scale length is 24 3/4". The fingerboard still has the original applied paper label that instructed a student in Hawaiian slide guitar technique. Addtionally, the six bridge pins are tipped in pearl. Except for a new nut and saddle, we believe this guitar to be all original, including bridge pins, Brazillian bridge, tuners, canvas case, and, yes, even (possibly) the original slide! There are two cracks on the back, and the back/side jointure was reglued for a short stretch along the lower bouts. Other than that, a few nicks and scratches here and there, and some wear on the lower bouts from rubbing in the case. Check out the scan of an original ad from Popular Mechanics, January 1928 at http://vintagebluesguitars.com/blog). Recent neck reset/set up allows for fingerstyle and slide playing..ringing, ladder-braced tone.