Here’s a solid herringbone D-28 that seen its share of miles, but has many more left in it, and “used but not abused” is an accurate summary. Original finish on body and headplate, original nut, original pickguard. No sign of any finish touchup to the body. Wear to the top is most pronounced between the bottom of the pickguard and the bridge. Only one crack to the wonderfully straight-grained Brazilian rosewood back and sides (a tight one, 2 inches long, in the back near the backstrip), and only one short repaired crack to the top, about 1/4” from the edge of the lower bout on the bass side. The following work has been done to the guitar: Neck was refinished years ago, and a lot of that refin was subsequently worn off the back of the neck. Grover Rotomatic tuners were added, probably in the 1950s because these are the earliest version of the Rotomatics with the nickel-plated cap at the end of the worm gear.
A neck reset, refret, and new bridge (in the original style) were recently done by Frank Ford and his crew here at Gryphon. The large fretboard dots, all one size, are original and this style dot pattern was only used in ’46.