• Built by Herman Wiessenborn in California, this original Hawaiian lap guitar sounds gentle and sweet! Features include solid koa top, back and sides. Fancy rope purfling on top, neck and soundhole. NO CASE. Made in USA. On consignment (headstock previously repaired and oversprayed, open top seam glued/cleated by our shop, small finish cracks by bridge, missing end pin)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880
  • Late 1920's
  • VGC+ (headstock previously repaired and oversprayed, open top seam glued/cleated by our shop, smnall finish cracks by bridge, missing end pin)
  • Semi-gloss natural finish
  • All solid koa top back and sides
  • 15-1/4" lower bout, ~2-7/8" body depth
  • Hollow neck, flat on the bottom for lap-style over-hand playing
  • 19-fret koa fingerboard
  • Pearl dot inlays and diamond on 12th fret
  • X-braced top, ladder braced back and sides
  • Solid koa headstock
  • Original 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with white buttons
  • Wood rope binding on top, fretboard and soundhole rosette
  • Round soundhole
  • 6-1/4" koa bridge with metal saddle and pearl dot
  • Ivory bridge pins and endpin
  • Bridge pins are in a V-shape
  • Hot stamp in soundhole "H.WEISSENBORN / LOS ANGELES, CAL."
  • Tuned C F A C F A low to high
  • 2" nut, 25" scale
  • NO CASE
  • Handcrafted by Hermann Weissenborn
  • Made in California, USA
  • Consignment

Weissenborn Style 3 Hawaiian Guitar (late 1920's)-

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SKU: 50U-215125

$3,850 USD
$3,850 USD
Built by Herman Wiessenborn in California, this original Hawaiian lap guitar sounds gentle and sweet! Features include solid koa top, back and sides. Fancy rope purfling on top, neck and soundhole. NO CASE. Made in USA. On consignment (headstock previously repaired and oversprayed, open top seam glued/cleated by our shop, small finish cracks by bridge, missing end pin)
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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880
  • Late 1920's
  • VGC+ (headstock previously repaired and oversprayed, open top seam glued/cleated by our shop, smnall finish cracks by bridge, missing end pin)
  • Semi-gloss natural finish
  • All solid koa top back and sides
  • 15-1/4" lower bout, ~2-7/8" body depth
  • Hollow neck, flat on the bottom for lap-style over-hand playing
  • 19-fret koa fingerboard
  • Pearl dot inlays and diamond on 12th fret
  • X-braced top, ladder braced back and sides
  • Solid koa headstock
  • Original 3-on-a-plate open gear tuners with white buttons
  • Wood rope binding on top, fretboard and soundhole rosette
  • Round soundhole
  • 6-1/4" koa bridge with metal saddle and pearl dot
  • Ivory bridge pins and endpin
  • Bridge pins are in a V-shape
  • Hot stamp in soundhole "H.WEISSENBORN / LOS ANGELES, CAL."
  • Tuned C F A C F A low to high
  • 2" nut, 25" scale
  • NO CASE
  • Handcrafted by Hermann Weissenborn
  • Made in California, USA
  • Consignment