2019 – The Parlor Guitar Parlor

Late ’60s Harmony-made Silvertone parlor

December 10, 2019March 12, 2020 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a late 1960s Harmony-made Silvertone guitar. It was sold at Sears stores, and is the same guitar as the Harmony-made Stella 929. Measurements: Upper bout: 9 1/2″ Waist: 8 1/2″ Lower bout: 12″

Bently Dreadnaught, made in Romania ca. 1990

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Full-size Guitar

This is a ca. 1990 Bently Dreadnought guitar. It has a sold spruce top, solid maple back and sides (stained to look like mahogany). It was made in Romania, right around the time the communist

1965 “Nobility” MIJ Electrified Parlor Guitar

October 28, 2019October 31, 2019 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a 1965 Nobility Made in Japan slope-shouldered parlor guitar with an added soundhole pickup. I have the original purchase receipt for this guitar, dated Fall of 1965. Measurements: Upper bout: 9 1/2″ Waist:

Early ’70s MIJ “Concert Folk” guitar

October 8, 2019October 31, 2019 Full-size Guitar, Sold

This is an early 1970s asian-made guitar (probably from Japan), modeled on the popular concert-size “Folk” guitars of the late 1960s. Measurements: Upper bout: 11″ Waist: 9 1/2″ Lower bout: 14 1/2″ Scale length: 25

1972 Harmony Stella H6130 parlor guitar with case

October 8, 2019October 28, 2019 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a 1972 Harmony Stella H6130 parlor guitar with the original case. It has a bright, punchy tone and plays easily. It also features an adjustable saddle, so you can tune in whatever action

Mid-Missouri M2 flat-top mandolin

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Mandolin

This is a Mid-Missouri M2 flat-top mandolin, made by luthier Mike Dulak’s shop in Missouri (what is now called “Big Muddy Mandolins“). It has a solid spruce top with solid maple sides and back, a

4-string Cigar Box Mandolin

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Mandolin, Sold

This is a 4-string cigar box mandolin I built last year. It’s a weird little instrument, with a cherry neck and a laminated cedar cigar box body, and a walnut fretboard. The back is 3/16′

Late 1950s United-made Electrified Parlor Guitar

September 23, 2019October 28, 2019 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a late 1950s unmarked parlor guitar made by United Guitar Company of New Jersey for the Carleton Stewart Music Company in Mason City, Iowa. The guitar has a laminate top and back, but

Montana CL-40 Classical Guitar

September 23, 2019October 28, 2019 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a Montana by Kaman classical nylon-string guitar. It has a wonderfully rich tone for a student-level classical guitar. This guitar is likely only a few years old, as it was recently available on

1968 Harmony-made “Barclay” Parlor Guitar

September 23, 2019March 12, 2020 Parlor Guitar, Sold

This is a 1968 Harmony-made “Barclay” parlor guitar. It’s basically a rebranded Harmony Stella H-929, branded for the house brand of the Unity Buying Service mail order company. This all solid birch guitar as a