1930s Regal Size 5 Tenor Guitar

Overview: We've worked on tons of these old Regal tenor guitars -- the first tenor guitar design "on the block," by the way -- and they're always fun. They have a warm, woody, banjo-like quality to their tone that cuts in an almost mandolin-like way but is mellower than, you know, a tenor banjo. This one is currently strung-up for standard CGDA tuning but can be restrung and retuned however one wants. GDAE is popular on these for folks wanting a more percussive...? ...experience with that tuning.

Repairs included: This one got a neck reset (bolted, too), level/dress of the frets, side dots, a new bridge, some minor seam repairs, some brace reglues, cleaning, and setup work. The center seam also got a reglue and some cleats. I think Jose did all the work! Someone before us installed '70s-style tuners and Jose straightened their alignment up a bit. It's playing spot-on and ready to go.

• Weight: 1 lb 11 oz
• Scale length: 20 7/8"
• Nut width: 1 1/8"
• Neck shape: medium V
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 0.79"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.95"
• Body width: 10 3/8"
• Body depth: 3 3/8"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid birch
• Bracing type: ladder
• Bridge: ebony/maple banjo bridge
• Fretboard: ebonized maple
• Neck wood: poplar
• Action height at 12th fret: 1/16" overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: 32w, 20, 13, 9 for CGDA tuning
• Truss rod: none
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: narrow/medium

Condition notes: It has plenty of finish weather-checking, scratching/pickwear near the soundhole, and discoloration to the fretboard. There's some damage to the headstock veneer and various small nicks, dings, and scratches here and there. Still, for its age, it looks good. It's all-original save the tuners and bridge. There's a little fill in the middle of the fretboard (darker streak) from where someone must have filled a worn gap in the past.

It comes with: Sorry, no case.

Consignor tag: OLWD