Some of the braces may need to be reglued as well, they appear to all be there. more for safe shipping) spruce top repair(piece on lower right bout comes off, it's about 1" x 7" long) some of the binding/purfling is missing, some of the pearl fret inlays are missing, and the bridge is broken/messed up and will need a replacement made. This guitar is in need of a complete restoration including a neck reset(the neck is completely loose and will be an easy one to reset, in fact, I will most likely ship it with the neck detached. This guitar was most likely made around the turn of the century or somewhere around 1910 or 1920. This guitar features an amazing soft V shaped neck with a beautiful ebony fretboard, fancy pearl diamond and snowflake inlays, wide intricate binding/purfling, excellent original tuners in good shape, all the neck binding intact, solid spruce top and solid mahogany sides and back, original nut and tailpiece, original bridge that is in need of repair or replacement, and a great 12 fret 24" scale neck. Most likely made in USA by Lyon and Healy, Washburn, Stella or Sovereign before the Harmony Co.
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