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1930's Caribbean Theme stenciled guitar (probably Harmony)

The face is decorated with this elaborate Caribbean themed stencil. The guy who sold it too me called it an "Hawaiian Stencil" but a close look reveals the figure in the lower left is wearing bell-bottomed trousers, rather than a hula skirt. The entire guitar is made from birch. I have restored it to semi-playability - but I really consider it more of piece of wall art. The back had a serious split, which I cleated and then filled with wood putty. The peg head shape is my best evidence for this being a Harmony. Although I have never seen this shape before in a slotted head guitar, I have two solid-head Harmonys that are quite similar.

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