Gibson / Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe / 1938 / Sunburst / Guitar
Gibson Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe, FON 906D-34, 1938, exc
Adirondack red spruce/mahogany. Expert pro conversion from Hawaiian to Spanish setup, original neck and fingerboard, nut width of 45,5 mm / 1.79”, V-shaped neck just like a period standard J-35. Hardly any finish work on the neck detectable almost like original finish , perfect match match of stain and finish tot he body. Original Grover tuners and original bridge with nicely moved saddle position. Excellent neck angle and bridge saddle with excellent action and playability. No cracks anywhere and gorgeous original and fine condition but slight overspray in size of a hand to the top upper bout bass side above the soundhole and left side of the fingerboard extension. Hc. On consignment.
EU: Euro 10.000.-
Export: US$10,000.-
Henkes & Blazer, Germany
Through building their own guitars in the style of traditional American steel string guitars and through specializing in the restoration and repair of American pre-war instruments, they realized how similar these guitars were to the traditional German guitars in construction and materials.
Their new Tuebingen workshop opened in 1996. As aficionados of old American guitars, they have been creating many replicas of these wonderful instruments, authentic not only in their looks, but also in design and construction.
In addition to that, Blazer & Henkes are also specialists for the creation of modern guitar design, delicate pearl inlays as well as for restoration and repair work of vintage guitars.
Also, you will usually find an exquisite selection of vintage instruments in their shop.