Some guitars are important. Some are expensive. This one is loud. It's an early-'50s D-28, and the first time you strum it, you'll know why people kept building dreadnoughts like it. 

Pull it out of the case. It's fully awake. The Brazilian Rosewood body with a well played in sprue top brings this guitar to life. The resonance ripples up your forearms; you feel it in your ribs, and the sound hangs in the air. It plays beautifully, and it has no interest in being a wall decoration. Play it. You won't regret it.

It also has a signature. On the lower bout of the back, there's a repair, and the person who did it carved in their initials. HWJR. We assume that's the repairman, because who else signs a patch? We don't know who he was or what he fixed, and we're not going to invent a story. It's a clean repair on a rad vintage acoustic; what more could you want?

Guitars like this don't come through often. When one does, it's usually because the sound earned it a place in somebody's life. Make that somebody you.

This is a USED instrument in FAIR condition.

Here's the honest tour. The headstock finish is flaking, which is what finish does after seventy-some years. Some of the binding has yellowed. The top has pick wear by the neck. Grovers replaced the original tuners. The neck has been previously reset and re-fretted. Detail photos cover everything, and it ships in a hard case, which is not original. 

If you have any questions, feel free to drop by, shoot us a message or give us a call! This guitar is sold as-is with no return policy unless it violates Reverb's protection policy. 

As always, this guitar has been meticulously and professionally set up by our skilled luthiers at The Upper Bout. 

Specs
Body / Construction
Model: D-28
Serial Number: 133007 (neck block stamp)
Body Style: Dreadnought
Top Material: Spruce
Back and Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Finish: Natural
Rosette: Multi-ring
Neck Material: Honduran Mahogany
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Inlays: Dot
Pickguard: Black
Tuning Machines: Grover (replacements)