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Topic: My new guitar: 1930's Supertone |
John Bushouse
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Posted 20 Jul 2011 7:25 pm |
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One boneheaded thing to do when you're about to move is buy a guitar. But this one's so cool I just had to pull the trigger. It's a 1930's Supertone Hawaiian guitar, made by one of the Chicago makers (probably Regal). MOTS fingerboard and pickguard, nice decals of a Hawaiian boy playing guitar and a (thankfully covered) Hawaiian woman enjoying the sunset. Although it's got a V-shaped neck, it clear it was made to play lap-style with a bar.
After I took these pictures, I threw on a set of 11-50 flatwound strings (all I had around the apt). It sounds a lot like my squareneck Oahu. Lots and lots of fun, that's for sure!
 
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jul 2011 8:34 pm
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WOW!  |
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Robert Mayo
From:
Georgia, USA
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2011 9:46 am
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| Stunning! I'm very jealous! How about a pic of the headstock and nut area? Front, and side. |
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Peter Lindelauf
From:
Penticton, BC
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Posted 21 Jul 2011 11:26 am
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That's a beauty.
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 21 Jul 2011 12:41 pm
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| That...is...freakin'...gorgeous. Nicely done! |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2011 11:46 pm
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Off the top of my head as I understand things...
Supertone was Sears' brand and at that time, they owned Harmony. The F-32 stamp likely means 1932.
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Last edited by Ben Elder on 23 Jul 2011 2:13 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Steve Wilson
From:
Morgan Hill, California, USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2011 12:40 am
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| From what I have seen on Harmony made guitars I think it stands for Fall of 1932. |
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