So I need a little help with a mystery guitar.

[bubs_42]

My neighbor and drinking buddy comes by say's Shawn you a guitar guy if I bring by a guitar can you tell me how much it's worth? Uh, ya bring it. Well if he didn't bring it and a story to tell over.

This was my Dad's guitar and out of my siblings i'm the only one that's ever seen him play it. The last time was in 1963 ever since is just sat around the house. Well of course his dad is in poor health and he is going through everthing so after looking through a few things and taking some pictures I've made my own assumption on who made it and its work anything. So I'll let you fella's take a crack at it and maybe we can solve the mystery.

The Neck is bowed bad and it pulling away at the body.

First of all its not a 59-60 Gibby... Nor is it a Fender or Gretch.

Second the only marking what so ever is the ink stamp in the F Hole Jan1940.

The rest of the pics

[sonic1974]

No idea what it is, but looks cool. How does it sound? Maybe BCR Greg might know?

[specialk]

Pics of the Char-Griller!

[bubs_42]

Pics of the Char-Griller!

I was on baby detail yesterday. Its still in pieces.

[G Man]

Based on the headstock, I'm gonna guess an old Regal. The top looks like some pretty nice adirondack spruce, aka red spruce, what with the wide grain lines. I would not expect it to be worth much more than $100 or so. Be best as a wall hanging, call it art.

[analogsystem]

Looks like a Silvertone to me

[prototype-fan]

Looks similar to a Supertone archtop I got at a Salvation Army for around $60 years ago, which, per G-Man's suggestion, works better as wall art than as a musical instrument. I also agree with G Man's assessment of probably not more than $100.

[LostArt]

all good guesses

silvertone

harmony

kay

supertone

regal

oahu

etc

back then there were 3 major makers

kay harmony and united.

all borrowed body and neck designs from each other and branded tons of different instruments.

the old klusons may be more valuable than the whole guitar.,

some of these are hit and miss. some sound and play well some don't

the date stamp makes me think harmony because they did that on some of their stuff but it is not a definitive answer.

[tomteriffic]

At one time or another, Regal built bodies for just about all of those brands, if not entire guitars.

[veatch]

I have nothing of value to add, but that bridge is interesting. Was it a lefty guitar restrung as a righty with a pickguard added?

[Feynman]

Rising Sun!

[crunchee]

If the f-hole design doesn't provide clues as far as the maker goes, the fingerboard dot pattern might. I coudn't tell you the maker, but it's a inexpensive model. Note no trussrod.

I'm surprised that the plastic on the tuner buttons haven't rotted away--trying to turn the tuners might make the buttons crumble in your hands. Obviously, it'd take a bit of elbow grease and rust remover to get those tuners back to working condition.

[bubs_42]

That is exactly what I thought about the Pegs. The tuners were hard to turn but they are working know and the buttons are still on.

Thanks, I was pushing toward Harmony but I could not find a guitar with the exact headstock or inlays. I found a few 41,41 Harmony's that were close but no cigar.