{"product_id":"1937-washburn-5246-1154","title":"1937 Washburn 5246","description":"Serial # 3243. This rare Washburn model 5246 is one of a small number of Rosewood Dreadnoughts built by Chicago's Lyon \u0026amp; Healy in the days of Tonk Bros. Distributorship. Dreadnought-sized guitars were a new thing in the mid 1930's, with Gibson and Martin each offering a few models in this body size. The Washburn pictured here is dimensionally similar to a Gibson Jumbo, with its deep and non-tapering body and small soundhole. The back and sides are Rosewood, however, and the neck's scale measures 25.4\". The guitar features a double-X braced top, big V-shaped neck, and jumbo frets. Neck reset and aged reproduction bridge by our shop, 1940's tuners; otherwise completely original and unrepaired.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nA big sounding guitar to go with its big size, the 5246 has a very strong and pronounced fundamental and a whole lot of headroom. It's a powerful flatpicker, and pretty dry all around. Mid and treble range response is strong, especially considering the guitar's size, and bass runs have a succinct and well punctuated affect. You'll want to be a fan of big necked guitars to play this one -- the nut measures 1-13\/16\" and the thickness of the neck behind the first fret is a bit more than an inch!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nThis instrument is featured in Issue 22 of The Fretboard Journal, alongside two of its adjacently serial numbered kin. We'll include a copy of the Journal with the guitar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\nWith hardshell case\r\n","brand":"WASHBURN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53610472178030,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/3660\/5550\/files\/Washburn-0611-main.jpg?v=1790964494","url":"https:\/\/folkwaymusic.com\/products\/1937-washburn-5246-1154","provider":"Folkway Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}