![]() There are no identifying marks on the this instrument, so we are identifying it as a Lyon & Healy Washburn and dating this to the 1920’s based on other guitars known to have been built by them at the time. Gorgeous Brazilian rosewood back and sides, bound with white celluloid. It has had a few repairs over the hears, notably re-glued back braces and a new Rosewood bridge. 1926 Lyon & Healy manufactured Washburn Model 5202 Concert size Parlor Guitar. ![]() This Lyon & Healy Washburn Oak – interesting little guitar plays well, and has a warm tone with clear trebles. It’s relatively heavy and hard to work with in the context of bending sides. Oak is a common material for many purposes, but it is unusual to find it on the back and sides of a guitar. The heavily V shaped neck with slotted peghead is likely Poplar, while the fingerboard is a dyed, hard and tight grained wood like Maple. ![]() It features a ladder-braced Spruce top and Oak for the sides and back. This Lyon & Healy Washburn Oak parlor guitar, built in Chicago in the 1920s, is an example of the instruments available at that time. Around the start of the twentieth century, Lyon & Healy were one of the larger musical instrument builders in the USA, with Washburn being one of their brands. ![]()
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