c. 1936 Washburn 5257 "Solo"

Circa 1936 Tonk Brothers era Washburn 5257 made by Regal in its Chicago factory.  We consider this auditorium sized model to be one of the best sounding flattops ever made and on par with the best of 1930s era Martins, for example.  We used this guitar to as a model for our new reproductions.  Factory X braced.  Solid Adirondack spruce top and rosewood back/sides.  As with most Washburn 5257s built by Regal and pre-Gibson building them, the rosewood back is laminated and the rosewood sides are solid. This guitar has plenty of wear in all the right places but plays wonderfully and has tone to die for. Mahogany neck with  has a vintage "V" profile".  We reset the neck.  Pick guard appears to be a replacement.  Replacement ebony "smile" bridge is a replica of the original bridge.   New compensated bone saddle and replacement bone nut,  Replacement plastic bridge pins.   Original ebony fretboard. Original frets are in good condition.  Original tuners function well.  We repaired a thin top crack near the fretboard extension and cleated it for stability.  This guitar was stamped "factory second" on back side of headstock and we're not able to tell why it would have been.  4.5" deep at end pin. Comes with non-original HSC.