1932 Supertone Hawaiian Scene Parlor, Incredible Vintage Parlor! Comes With Pro Set Up!

1932 Supertone Hawaiian Scene Parlor

Serial Number: S1932  , Includes Nice Chipboard Case it fits it well.

CONDITION: The Guitar shows it's age a little but very playable. It just has that old Back Porch Blues Sound. Take it to the Crossroads. There is a full description from the original listing we found on line. It was purchased in NY then made it's way to the Northwest and Our Shop. Very Cool Old Parlor, it's legit and plays and sounds great.

In the first part of the twentieth century, most guitar makers used the popularity of Hawaiian music to market their products, and Harmony was no exception.  This example was made in 1932, pretty much at the tail end of the Hawaiian boom,  and is a good example of the so-called 'catalog guitars' that were popular and affordable in the depression era.  These 'catalog guitars' were mass produced in large factories and mass marketed through catalogs, music teachers/mail-order lessons, and various types of stores.  The construction materials and the corresponding adornments were usually inexpensively done, trading mahogany and rosewood for birch and poplar, and inlaid marquetry for stencil and decal designs.  There are usually a lot of these types of guitars on the market.

Guitars History from the Original Sales Listing:
The top, back and sides are solid birch.  The neck appears to be poplar, topped with an ebonized maple fingerboard.  The natural-finished top sports a fresh-looking tropical scene with palm trees and a sailboat.  The body is finished in a mahogany shade, with a sunburst on the back.  The tuners are original and the D tuner is slightly bent but does not affect function.  The nut is the ebonized original; the bridge is  new ebony flat pyramid-type replacement.  S1932 is ink-stamped on the Supertone label.

The lower bout measures 12 7/8" which would have been a 'standard' size in many catalogs of the day. The scale length is a short scale 24 1/4".  The neck measures 1 13/16" across at the nut, and string spacing is 2 3/16" across at the saddle.  The neck is carved in a soft "V" typical of the era.

A replacement bridge has been installed along with two carbon fiber rods in the neck. There are only a few minor cracks in the back.  One part of the back/side seam was reglued.  Tuners were disassembled, cleaned and lubed, and retain some oxidation.  Frets were leveled and dressed.  There are various nicks and scratches from age, and some old initials in the finish from a previous owner, but a snappy-looking survivor nontheless, brought back to life!

With the fresh reset and carbon fiber rods, the Supertone plays easily.  It produces the boxy, nasal, ladder-braced sound like the old blues boxes should.  Great finger picking guitar!

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