A unique design from a  transitional time in guitar design.  The early American guitars from the 19th and very early 20th Century were by and large small guitars intended for use in the sitting room, not the concert hall.  With the shift to guitar as a concert instrument, more volume and projection was needed.  This took many forms.  The Drednaught and large archtops gained volume by making the guitars bigger, and of course in time the drive to be heard led to the early electric guitars.  In addition, many banjo players, who were making the shift to guitar, were used to having access all the way up the neck, and found the 12-fret necks on guitars limiting.  This guitar was a collaboration between one of those banjo players and a guitar maker.  Just a few years later, the 14 fret neck became the new standard, but this transitional model has 13 frets clear of the body.  And, in order to gain volume and projection, the body is extra deep for the body size.  Some years back, we had a particularly fine example of this guitar through the shop, and had the opportunity to trace the shape.  As always, this is our own take on the design, but it is a wonderful guitar with a bright, punchy sound, and very surprising projection for it's size.