Description: Travel back in time with this old acoustic parlor guitar. It was built by Ray James Cooper (1890-1981), an obscure luthier from Shelby, Ohio. Cooper was very skilled. It is a well-built guitar. The back and sides are flamed maple. The neck has an old-fashioned v-profile. However, it is a repair project. Cosmetically, it looks old and has ordinary age and play wear. There is lacquer checking everywhere. Scuffs, nicks, and scrapes. Unfortunately, the neck has shifted into the body about 3/16". As can be seen on the top, the neck block and neck tongue have shifted towards the bridge, cracking the top on either side of the neck tongue. So, it needs a neck reset and some brace work. There are some long cracks on the back side of the body. A couple have been sloppily repaired with glue. It comes with a very old cloth gig bag. There is some fray and on it. It also comes with an old rope strap of the kind that Sears used to sell. Questions? It will be well packed with plenty of new 1/2" bubble wrap and shipped in a new 46"x19"x7" stout cardboard instrument box. Please check out our eBay store, Time Travel Music, for more cool vintage stuff, including a bunch of vintage guitars (and a few ukuleles, banjos, fiddles, mandolins and amps, as well as fiddles, brass, woodwind, and various oddball musical instruments and old instrument brochures & catalogs). And please check out our YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/toadstoolshadow, to hear some of our original music.
Price: 425 USD
Location: Chillicothe, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-09T20:00:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: R.J. Cooper
Dexterity: Right-Handed
Body Type: Parlor
String Configuration: 6 String
MPN: Does Not Apply
Soundboard Style: Flat Top
