Thought you might enjoy looking at the 1960 Regal It certainly had the sound of a guitar that's 52 years old. and the size is perfect for having to be in bed all the time.
I'm am blown away at the sound and volume of a guitar that is so thin, and the bracing is really large? maybe there's a lesson here.
I get well enough to get back to it, I may try to emulate this sound and look. Anyway, here She is in all her glory!
Been searching for this or something like it to replace my little '63 M-20 Guild that was ruined in the flood 3 years ago...one day I may rebuild it too..anyway mine is exactly like this one, in the vid a '60 model 00-12 Regal...mine has a black pick guard where this one has tort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SP0biiy2zI
Here's the specks:
This is a VERY cool little guitar...00 sized with 12 frets to the body, mahogany back and sides with a solid spruce top and X pattern bracing. The body is quite shallow measuring only 3 1/2" at the tail block and 2 13/16" at the neck joint. The scale length is 24 3/4" with a 1 11/16" nut width and string spacing of 2 3/16". I can't say with any certainty, but this guitar was probably 1960, Japanese made but was built with good materials and workmanship.. The guitar is bound top and back with decorative line purfling around the top and the fretboard is bound as well. The fretboard is rosewood, the bridge looks like rosewood dyed black. The neck has a working adjustable truss rod and the neck is straight and solid, the neck joint good and the neck angle perfect. The top shows no belly or rotation at the bridge at all. The frets are in great shape with no wear. The original finish shows some crazing here and there and a chip on the back that is through to the wood and a chip at the corner of the headstock but overall quite clean. The tuners are replaced with a set of 60s Waverlys that have been re-plated but everything else looks original, no cracks or repairs anywhere. The short scale and robust gauging of the top bracing will allow me to set this little guitar up with mediums for maximum sound production, and it is quite loud and projects quite well for such a small guitar. The tone of the guitar is very good, particularly in the mid range and trebles (thanks to the small and shallow body) but with plenty of bass presence to balance the voice well. Surprisingly good. The action is set at 6/64" at the low E 12Th fret and 5/64" at the high E, the guitar plays great for finger style with no buzz anywhere and good intonation. Also has the origional hard shell case in perfect condition.
I am HAPPY!