This little Gene Autry Roundup guitar was made in 1935. It has a solid spruce top and solid birch back and sides.
The neck has been reset and the bridge replaced. It now plays beatifully and easily. One of the tuners is a bit bent. In my experience, it is best to leave as is because they tend to break if you try and straighten them. It has a set of silk & steel DAddario strings on it and it sounds absolutely amazing. Packs a punch way above its size.
You won’t find another one of these in this condition for sale in Australia, if at all.
Check out my quick demo video.
MORE INFO:
Scale length: 25 1/8″Nut width: 1 11/16″String spacing at nut: 1 1/2″String spacing at saddle: 2 1/4″Body length: 18 3/4″Lower bout width: 13 7/8″Upper bout width: 10″Side depth at endpin: 3 3/4″Top wood: solid spruce
Back/sides: solid birch
Neck wood: poplar
Fretboard: ebonized maple
Neck shape: flat board, medium-to-big C/slight-V-shaped rear
Bridge: new: rosewood
Nut: original bone
Saddle: new: bone