United States: Illinois, Chicago Physical Description As depicted in an 1898-99 Lyon & Healy catalog, this ”Lakeside” model guitar, item number 49-3/4, has and oak back and sides, 16th century finish, hand polished, cherry finish neck, top and back inlay with white celluloid and colored wood edge, colored wood inlay around sound hole, ebony fingerboard with pearl position dots, and a metal tailpiece. 1890s 205 parlor x-braced 1900s 23 parlor 1906 115 parlor 1907 227 concert 1910s 115 parlor.

Here we have a warm musical piece of history here An antique Washburn from the mid 1880’s These old Lyon and Healys rivaled Martin guitars of the same era and are just as good as one. Mid 1880’s Lyon & Healy George Washburn Parlor Guitar 1900.00. The company also made musical instruments but is best known as a manufacturer of harps. Mid 1880’s Lyon & Healy George Washburn Parlor Guitar.

Lyon & Healy quickly expanded as a retail distributor for musical instruments. The company was founded in 1864 by George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Joseph Healy as a music publications shop for the Boston company of Oliver Ditson. It has been lightly restored – now it is in very good and mostly original condition.This guitar was made by Lyon & Healy of Chicago, Illinois around 1897-1925. George Lyon and Patrick Healy started building Washburn guitars in 1864 under the second name of Lyon. It has that cool vintage sound you are looking for. It is built in the style of a Martin Parlour guitar. It reacts brilliantly when fingerpicking and sounds very good when flatpicking. This guitar is a joy to play … it has authentic mojo … you can feel it immediately. The fingerboard and the bridge are made of ebony. FOR SALE This Style 5203 from 1920s is in incredible condition. I am trying to find out about how old it is and making sure it is not valuable before I start hacking on it. The neck is cedar with a light and quite comfortable V-profile. VINTAGE 1920S WASHBURN Lyon & Healy PARLOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR Chicago 5203 Spruce - 3799.99. Was just gifted a Lyon and Healy Washburn parlor guitar and want to just get it back into playable condition. The top is made of spruce and the back and sides are made of rosewood. The company still produces guitars today and is one of the oldest and most traditional guitar maker company. Nevertheless, great importance was always attached to good woods and precise workmanship. Soon the company expanded and even the most elaborate guitar models were produced in series. At that time the guitars were completely handmade and produced in limited numbers. It is built in the style of a Martin Parlour guitar. This is a real treat, a parlour guitar from around 1900, with back and sides made of beautiful rosewood.

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