b&s: Brazilian Rosewood

top: spruce

lower bout: 13”

scale: 24-¾”

ladder-braced

nut width: 1-¾”

new fingerboard

new frets

new bridge

neck reset

new bone nut & saddle

a few small cracks repaired and cleated

the dovetail is ½” down from the neck/body joint, rather than in the typical spot under the 13th fret

A real “mystery guitar,” but a great player. We don’t know if J. Barnard was the builder, ir — more likely — a department or music store. Ladder-braced, as were many guitars of the time, but with the big, sweet voice of an X-braced guitar.

Here’s a VIDEO DEMO.