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1920s Washburn Model 5203, Rosewood/Spruce

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Status: Sold
Brand: Washburn
Product Year: 1920s
Model: Model 5203
Serial #: n/a
New/Preowned: Preowned
SKU: TMP2003
Condition: Well preserved. Fine finish checking across body, but only light play wear marks. Some hazy finish at back, possibly from past contact with a case. Some dings at back of headstock edge, fingerboard extension crack repaired by our repair staff.
Body Type(s): Small, 00
Back & Sides: Rosewood
Top: Spruce
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Profile: V - Soft
Bridge: Ebony
Rosette: Ivoroid
Top Trim: Violin Lines
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Bindings: Ivoroid
Fret Markers: Black Side Dots, MOP Position Markers
Frets to Body: 12
Headplate: Rosewood

Headstock Bindings: None
Headstock Inlay: MOP
Body Bindings: Ivoroid
Tuners: Original
Tuner Finish: Nickel
Cutaway: None
Pickguard: None
Pickup: None
Body Length: 18.125 in
Upper Bout: 9.75 in
Lower Bout: 13.25 in
Body Depth Heel: 3.25 in
Body Depth Tail: 3.875 in
Scale Length: 23.875 in
Scale Length (mm): 606 mm
Nut Width: 1.78 in
Nut Width (mm): 45 mm
String Spacing: 2.313 in
String Spacing (mm): 58.7 mm
Weight: 3 lb. 3 oz.
Case: Hardshell - Chipboard Case

Description

Fingerpickers, come round, this vintage Washburn Model 5203 is a piece worth visiting with—for a long time yet to come. The Model 5203 from the 1920s is outfitted with gold vines along the Spruce top, which have mellowed sweetly with the lightly checked finish for a beautiful prewar look. Quarter-sawn Rosewood back and sides with Ivoroid bindings, a girthy (but not quite baseball bat) neck with 1 25/32” nut which feels comfortable and familiar; this Washburn is immensely fun to play, and weighs only a touch over three pounds.

Other keywords: lyon & healy, red spruce, 12 fret, vintage guitar, fingerstyle

Here's a pretty little gem! Pure fun. Chunky Mahogany neck with a Spruce top and Rosewood body. Very opened up and pretty dang loud, especially considering it's only 13 1/4" across the lower bout.

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SCALE LENGTH	23.875 in
NUT WIDTH	1.78 in
STRING SPACING	2.313 in
WOODS	SPRUCE, ROSEWOOD