Early 40’s “Wartime†B6! It’s the Stringthrough version with the desirable 1.5†Horseshoe Magnet and Painted Plates. Volume and Tone knobs same side on lower bout with input jack on audience side.
It’s got that Super Sweet Bakelite Moan with Absolutely Beautiful Tone! Strung up with Scottys C6 String Set and tuned to C6.
The stiff, crumbly mess of original Tuning Keys have been replaced with Golden Age Relic Restoration 15:1 machines with black buttons from StewMac.
The original scratchy volume and non-working Tone controls with the old leaky capacitor have been replaced with new CTS 250k pots and a MOD Paper in Oil Capacitor, all wired up according to Rick Aello’s “Modern Voiced†Scheme.
Other than the “Fingerpick Rash†on the Treble side front panel/plate, a small “chip†on the fretboard edge at the 7th fret and missing the 5th fret dot, the body is in amazing condition for an 80 year old instrument.
Comes with a nice Hard Shell Case that I did some work on to allow the Panda to lie comfortably and securely in her bed.
I can text or email more pics if needed...Feel free to PM me with any questions!
Peace,
James
