Good condition, 6/10, Made in Sweden, light |
oversprayed top and heel and upper part of the |
sides to cover a repaired heel and some dents in |
the top, not sanded or buffed so a satin sheen |
done by an amateur, traces of an old neck reset |
with chips on the bass side of the heel, wrong |
style repro pickguard (too short and for cutaway, |
made in Korea by Peerless) so there is a filled |
hole on the top and an open screw hole on the |
side, original bridge and small thumbwheels |
(typical for pre 1950), original tailpiece, |
original tuners, original endpin (white plastic), |
barely any fretwear, huge tone, these wartime |
Royals had some specs that differed from other |
eras; Mahogany neck instead of maple, celluloid |
blocks in the fingerboard instead of |
mother-of-pearl, rosewood in the bridge and |
fingerboard instead of ebony, this gives a special |
sound and feel to the guitar that some people |
appreciate and love. |