Antique Orpheum Imperator Style C Archtop Acoustic Guitar # 1035 pre war

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Antique Orpheum Imperator Style C Archtop Acoustic Guitar # 1035 pre war:
$200.00

You are offerding on a Rare Pre War Orpheum Imperator Style C Jumbo Archtop Acoustic Guitar with the Old Orpheum Imperator Style C 1035 Tag inside and #1035 engraved on the back of the head stock as seen, I believe guitar was made by Regal in Chicago for Stadlmair Wholesalers of New York City around 1935 and not many were made and the company was only making them till 1940 when they went under they say they are as good as the Gibson LS , very rare guitar and great sounding, it measures about 42\" long and 16\" at the widest and 3.1/2\" thick with a 26\" long neck with 21 frets 6 rectangle pearl inlay fret.Guitar is being sold as seen with No Case and it needs some restoration but it still plays and tunes and the tone is like they say deep tone that all Jazz players love and it has rectangle pearl fret markers two have damage chips and cracks but 4 are good, the neck and the backs two piece panel and sides and the off white edging on the body and the oyster shell inlays of the name on the head are good condition for age, but the top is concaved, split, and cracked and the top has been filled above the pick guard and glued trough out and around the front of the F holes, and it has some cracking the top as seen, the original pick guard has been cracked and re glued and it has some finish wear and its warped but looks good and mounted with newer screws, the original tailpiece has been moved ??, and the tuning peg have been changed and the last owner and the person used long screw so they are just poking through the head stock like pin holes very small. the off white edging has been replace the the top off the major area of the neck and a 10\" piece at the bottom of the necks fret boards edge. So here she is guys and even in her state she still looks nice and still has the old look and she can be played and tuned, the concave does not look to bad and it does not affect the sound and seeing they did not make many and they are hard to find, still a great find guitar. Note guitar will be packed well for shipment.
This item will ship as a 7 to 8 pound package.
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