1910s Oscar Schmidt 0-Size Spruce/Mahogany Guitar

This one's unmarked but I'm pretty sure it was made by Oscar Schmidt as it has the right body shape, scale length (25"), neck design, and kerfing and brace styling on the inside. It's a little upmarket compared to the normal Schmidts, though, as it's solid spruce over solid mahogany and has some nice purfling and rosette details. It's a pretty typical almost-0-size guitar with a ~13" lower bout.

A local customer left this here a long time ago and while it had seen some repairs to cracks and whatnot in the past, it actually needed a fair amount to get it up and running properly. To that end, it got a neck reset, new bone saddle, level/dress of the frets, and some seam and interior work as I recall. It also got a replacement board dot.












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