Harmony Guitar

This guitar came from my Aunt Ginny in New Jersey. Her parents bought it second hand when she took lessons in the 1940s. It appears to be a 1939 model, built in the fall (F39). The "rosette" is painted on in shell piece patterns. It is a small bodied guitar that was a very popular student model in its day.
These pictures were taken before anything was done to it. It cleaned up nicely, and is a pretty little guitar, and still fairly playable in the first position.

Here's a link to a little mpeg video shot of me singing a thank you song to my Aunt. The melody is the Stone's tune "Sweet Virginia". The words go:

Thanks for the guitar, Aunt Ginny
Thank you, for the red afghan too
It was great to have you here in California
Loved your visit and hope you come back soon