July Gallery Auction
Lot 28915:
Description
A Morrell round-neck resonator guitar featuring a wooden body with a sunburst-finished top and mahogany-finished back and sides. The instrument is equipped with a spider-bridge resonator system housed under a chrome-plated cover plate with a fan pattern. The round-profile neck has a dark hardwood fingerboard with dot position markers leading to a solid headstock bearing the Morrell logo in silver-toned cursive script. The back of the body features a decorative marquetry center strip with a checkered pattern. Two circular, mesh-covered sound holes are located on the upper bouts. Included with the guitar is a brown and tan Alvarez padded gig bag, a Stevens chrome steel slide bar in its original plastic tube, one set of Galli Phosphor Bronze light gauge strings, a blue plastic guitar pick, and a black webbing strap. Accompanying documentation includes a St. Louis Music Inc. adjustment tag dated 11-19-92, Alvarez care and warranty cards, and 1995 strap adjustment instruction sheets. Pickup is Friday, July 31, from Noon to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB342
Condition report:
The guitar is in good, used condition. There are minor surface scratches and light finish wear visible on the wooden body, primarily on the back and near the neck heel. The chrome-plated hardware shows light oxidation and surface smudging consistent with age. The fingerboard appears slightly dry. The included gig bag and documentation show minor signs of handling and use.
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