GHI parlor guitar History?

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 6:45 pm

Wife just picked me a GHI parlor guitar from GW for about the cost of a case of beer. Anyway, guessing from her pics is a parlor. Don't know much about acoustics. Anyone know anything about these? Will have to get some strings on way home and set up.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:14 pm

I love the pinstripe guard and the elliptical rosette.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:27 pm

i have a sorento mini-classical with that same "steel reinforced neck" badge. i love it.

cur · Post by **cur** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:34 pm

kids guitar from the early 80's maybe. Got some nylon strings for it so the kids can work on their A, D E songs. Was cutting off the old strings and the saddle went flying. Hell if I can find it. Will have to rig something.

Option 2 is bring it out back and shoot it.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:59 am

if the action was at all like mine, you won't need the bridge saddle.

cur · Post by **cur** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:03 am

hotrodperlmutter wrote:if the action was at all like mine, you won't need the bridge saddle.

Ha, I see what you mean. Well there was a little v groove for the small saddle to sit. Tried to form one, but that didn't work. so I cut a piece of thin wire coat hanger to sit in the groove. Sort of like a 0 nut but at the saddle. Put on some new nylon strings and filled out a high spot on the 4th fret. Works great. Fun little beginners parlor guitar.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 12:22 am

i really love the sound that it gives. no frills, just a no-nonsense tone. and with nylon/plastic strings, you don't have the sometimes irritating finger-on-string slide noise you get from an acoustic with new strangs.

i pick mine up nearly 3 times a week, just to be comforted.