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Today, people call such a guitar, with its small body, a parlor guitar. In the 1840s until well into the 20th Century, they were simply called guitars, as this size was the standard size for the time.

The guitar is a well-made modern guitar, modified to replicate a mid-19^th century guitar such as the 1842-43 Martin “Spanish” model. The modifications include reshaping the headstock, replacing the head veneer and fitting with Wittner FineTune™ planetary flamenco (violin type) internally-geared pegs. These pegs look just like the ebony pegs used on many mid-19^th Century guitars.

This is one of the types of guitar that would have been common during the American Civil War (early 1860s). It is a favorite of Minstrel Period enthusiasts, especially Civil War re-enactors.

The guitar is strung with John Pearse silk-and-bronze strings. It can be strung with Aquila Nylgut™ strings.

Key Specifications

• X-bracing
• Solid Sitka Spruce top
• Solid mahogany back and sides
• Mahogany neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Rosewood bridge
• Body binding: synthetic ivory
• Purfling: herringbone
• Soundhole rosette: classic mosaic
• Bone nut and saddle
• Tuning pegs: Wittner FineTune™ internally-geared planetary pegs for flamenco guitar (look just like ebony pegs)
• Frets: 18
• Scale: 24.4”
• Strings: John Pearse Silk-and-Bronze or Aquila Nylgut™
• Neck Dimensions
  • Scale                          620mm (24.4”)
  • Width at Nut               42mm
  • Width at 14th Fret      54mm
  • Thickness at 1st         20mm
  • Thickness at 7th         21mm
  • Radius                        250mmR
  • Body Dimensions
  • Length                           18 1/4"
  • Lower Bout Width          12"
  • Max Depth                     3 3/4"