1920s Oscar Schmidt Stella Spruce/Birch Parlor Guitar

Overview: I've personally worked on several of this same style of old Stella. They turn into nice, woody-sounding, mellower-than-average, country-blues guitars and, while excellent as fingerpickers, they also do a great job as chunky-sounding flatpickers for chord-thumping behind old-time or the like. They're definitely popular out there in the market and ones that have been put back into nicely-playing shape are on the scarce side. This one has cool "rope" purfling around the soundhole and top edge and a lived-in, loved-in look about it.

Repairs included: Ancel spent ages on this guitar as it needed a lot. It got a neck reset with some neckblock repairs and a pair of bolts reinforcing it. He then made a new bridge for it with a properly-compensated saddle slot and fit it. It then got a refret and heavy-handed level/dress job to remove apparent relief from the neck. The original nut was retained but it got a new, bone saddle. The pins, side dots, tuner screws, and endpin are newer. It also received brace and seam repairs, as I recall. It's now playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
• Scale length: 24 7/8"
• Nut width: 1 7/8"
• Neck shape: medium-big V
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 7/8"
• Depth at seventh fret: 1 3/64"
• Body width: 13 1/2"
• Body depth: 3 5/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: new rosewood
• Fretboard: ebonized maple
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” bass 1/16” treble (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 50w-11
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: new wide/medium-height

Condition notes: There are a pair of older, uglier crack repairs on the treble side. They got left alone as they were still glued-up just fine. There's a ton of wear and tear to the finish throughout via lots of scratches, scuffs, small nicks and dings here and there, and whatnot. The fretboard shows a lot of wear to its black finish (yes, it's an "ebonized" maple fretboard). The bridge, saddle, and pins are all replacements. Ancel made a nice, vintage-style bridge for it, though. The heel cap has a replaced section where it had been damaged previously.

It comes with: No case officially, but I may have something to stick it in.

Consignor tag: MULK