I can’t say that I have just one object of desire here, after visiting a few guitar shops, because the amount of beautiful vintage instruments is astonishing. Of course, the guitars I really want (like this 1928 National tricone resonator) are thousands of dollars, and I cannot afford it, man. Hmm, maybe because I think I am buying a bike tomorrow too… Oops.

So, I found a little gem hidden among those $5000 guitars. It is a circa 1930’s Paramount Style C Archtop. Because it has seen some rough years (i.e. broken head, broken neck) it is only $600. It is in nice operational order now, and it sounds wonderful. The shop guy says it’s stiff, but I say nothing is stiffer than my old Harmony back home. And hell, $600 for a killer 1930’s acoustic that sounds like a soft, woody resonator. Jazz ass good.

Info from the Cotten Music shop website:
Paramount Style C Archtop (c.30s, Gd) Offered by William Lange Company, and most likely made by Martin. 16″ body; Maple back and sides, Spruce top; F-holes; elevated fingerboard with pearl inlay; nickel art deco style tailpiece; Rosewood adjustable bridge/saddle; tortoise color pickguard; Rosewood peghead overlay with pearl inlay and logo (Paramount C); original nickel machines; repaired headstock break (solid); sounds great; comes with Takamine HSC. $599