1970s Vaccaro H-4 Dreadnought Guitar

Update October '22: this one is "back in the shack" on resale and so I've updated the post with a video and more information. Now back to the original post...

This funky, all-ply (spruce over mahogany), Martin-outline dreadnought was made in Korea and marketed under the "H. Vaccaro" name. It's definitely got the looks in a friendly sort-of way and, you know, it doesn't sound too shabby, either. It's roughly along the lines of '70s Yamaha products in sound but with a bit more in the mids and less in the bass.

Henry Vaccaro was involved with the Kramer company and later went on to establish Vaccaro Guitars which made Kramer-style instruments. This, however, was some sort of venture of his that happened before all that, as it's in a style of guitar built in the late '70s or early '80s.

Repairs included: a fret level/dress, bridge and saddle adjustments, replacement tuners, and a setup. It's now playing spot-on but yeesh, the fretwork was pretty rough until I ironed it out.

Top wood: ply spruce

Back & sides wood: ply mahogany

Bracing type: x

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w-12 lights

Neck shape: medium-full C

Board radius: 12"

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium

Scale length: 25 1/4"

Nut width: 1 11/16"

Body width: 15 5/8"

Body depth: 4 5/8"

Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz

Condition notes: it's beat-up! There's nicks and dings and scratches and finish crackle here and there all over the place, though it's good to go and functional. The binding at the side of the neck has a lot of little cracks in the plastic but is all there. The tuners, bridge pins, and saddle appear to be replacements (the tuners are nice Schallers) but the rest seems to be original. The bridge has been shaved a little bit to lower the action at some point.