Re: Help identifying this guitar
Other hints, like maybe bar frets? And a side view of the tuners might help.
Not exactly, but it's similar to the last guitar that I fell desperately in love with: a 20's "close to" O-28 that Martin made for Wurlitzer. But that had a Martin serial number on the neck block (no model #) and "Wurlitzer" stamped on the back of the headstock, Martin's standard external ID for that time. No other markings. The latest Martin reference notes that some earlier Wurlitzers lacked serial numbers, but makes no comment (IIRC) about names missing altogether.
That was one of 11 "sort of" O-28s that that Martin made for Wurlitzer, but they did make just over 300 Wurlitzers in many styles around that time. Would not be a big stretch for this to be an early one, or for Martin to make similar for other folks.
It did get me to buying lottery tickets with more regularity!
- Ed
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