Its a parlor guitar (12.75' across the lower bout, 24.5' scale), with no markings other than a stamp on the back of the headstock reading 'E.H.C.O. The case has been lost to time, but I do have the original braided strap that came with it. I took a flier and made an impulse purchase on Reverb recently and am hoping that yall can help me understand what I have.
My plan was to re-brace the guitar with an X pattern to support a pyramid style bridge like an older Martin until other projects got in the way. The neck has an incredible feel- a deep V contour and a wide fingerboard. The frets are good the tailpiece, bridge (Brazilian), and tuners are all original. There is a back brace missing and a small separation on the part of the back binding. The slab cut and dye they used mimic the grain patterns of the more desirable Brazilian rosewood. The top is solid sitka spruce and the back and sides are solid slab cut oak as they used to do back around the turn of the century. This one has no cracks in the wood but it does need a neck reset as these old parlors often do. I dont believe it has been refinished, the shine on the finish in the photos is because i had just cleaned it with lemon oil prior to taking the pictures. Does not appear to have had any repairs in the past. Either way everything sounds cool on wood that is over 100 years old. 1880s Lyon and Healy parlor guitar in incredibly good shape. NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!! This is a great project guitar for the budding luthier, or an amazing first position strummer, or put it in an open tuning with a slide and sound like you've actually lived a life of hardship and blues. Overall: 37 7/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in 96.2025 cm x 34.29 cm x 11.You've always wanted to sound like Beck on his earlier albums. United States: Illinois, Chicago Physical Description As depicted in an 1898-99 Lyon & Healy catalog, this ”Lakeside” model guitar, item number 49-3/4, has and oak back and sides, 16th century finish, hand polished, cherry finish neck, top and back inlay with white celluloid and colored wood edge, colored wood inlay around sound hole, ebony fingerboard with pearl position dots, and a metal tailpiece.
The company also made musical instruments but is best known as a manufacturer of harps. Lyon & Healy quickly expanded as a retail distributor for musical instruments. The company was founded in 1864 by George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Joseph Healy as a music publications shop for the Boston company of Oliver Ditson. This guitar was made by Lyon & Healy of Chicago, Illinois around 1897-1925.
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