1890s Washburn Size 2 Spruce/Rosewood Guitar

This is an old Washburn that I'd worked-on a little bit in the past (and someone else had done some funky repairs to it before me). This time around the owner let me get it done nicely and so I reset the neck, made a new saddle, and did some more (frustrating) level/dress work to the frets to get it to play (and sound) a lot better.

It was originally intended for gut strings when made but the owner uses 46w-10 steel and, frankly, it does sound really nice with them on it. It has a plethora of old cracks and repairs but seems to be holding-up decently.

It's got a ladder-braced, solid spruce top over solid Brazilian rosewood back and sides. The board and bridge are ebony.














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