1932 Oscar Schmidt Stella Hawaiian Scene

$750.00

  • Year: 1932 (Circa)
  • Manufacturer: Oscar Schmidt Stella
  • Model: Hawaiian Scene
  • Case: Soft
  • Color: Brown/Yellow Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: Standard size Oscar Schmidt-made guitar with rare and attractive stenciled Hawaiian scene on front. Unlabeled, but has all the hallmarks of the Jersey City factory outlined in "The Guitars of the Oscar Schmidt Company": sides of body thicker in middle than the two bout ends; square kerfing at top, tapered kerfing at bottom; angle to heel; headstock shape; flat-head screws to secure tuners; position markers at 5th, 7th, 10th and 12th frets. All birch construction, dyed fingerboard, overall excellent condition but for a few nicks and scratches. Back of V neck exceptionally clean, some dye worn off fingerboard but frets show very little wear. Fresh neck reset, using hide glue. Frets were leveled and polished. The floating bridge has a 1/16" shim to gain a bit of action adjustment since the original fret wire saddle offers no adjustment; the shim is the least invasive solution. This solid birch beauty is a comfortable player and produces a surprisingly loud and pleasant tone, with good definition of individual notes. The body measures 13 3/8" across lower bout; scale length is 24 3/4".