1940s Silvertone (Regal) 000-Size Guitar

I knew this was a '40s Regal-built Silvertone, but an interested party actually found the 1941 Sears advert for it as the "0232" model "Cherry-Finished Silvertone Deluxe." Neat!

This guitar has been hanging-around the shop in a consignor's stash for years while other instruments were put ahead of it in his queue. Ancel and I went dusting-off old projects, though, and this one landed in our "get to work" pile for him because of that. There were so many people who would pick this up out of the "waiting" racks and wonder about it because it's such a looker.

Anyhow, I've always wanted to hear this thing finished-off because I used to be big on old Regals. They always sound bigger than their size and specs and this one fits that description, too. It's got a brash, woody-sounding, old-timey guitar sound with plenty of volume and punch.

Work involved the usual stuff but now that it's gone-through it's ready to go.

Repairs included: a neck reset (with bolt reinforcement added), fret level/dress, new saddle/saddle slot mod to drop-in, replacement Kluson-style tuners, side dots, crack repairs (cleating/seal) to the top and back, cleaning, and setup. Some of this is my work and some of it is Ancel's.

Top wood: solid spruce

Back & sides wood: solid maple

Bracing type: ladder

Bridge: rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: maple or poplar

Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 54w, 40w, 30w, 22w, 16, 12 custom set (11s suggested otherwise)

Neck shape: medium-bigger V

Board radius: 12"

Truss rod: non-adjustable

Neck relief: hair of upbow under tension

Fret style: wide/medium-height

Scale length: 25 1/2"

Nut width: 1 13/16"

Body width: 15 3/8"

Body depth: 4"

Weight: 4 lbs 1 oz

Condition notes: it's original save for saddle, bridge pins and endpin, nut, and tuners. There's one long (repaired) crack on the back and one shorter (repaired) crack on the front that's next to the pickguard. There's tons of finish wear and tear throughout but overall it still looks nice and homey. The center back brace is missing but not structurally necessary. I can put a new one in if desired, but these tended to be built with more than they needed in the first place. The tuners, nut, saddle, and pins are all replacements. There are capo marks on the back of the neck's ridge.

It comes with: sorry, no case! If I have something spare on hand I will include it, but I can't promise anything decent...