Nite Hawk, Style 83

Nite Hawk, Style 83
Click a pic to view it full size in a new page. -- Created 03 Nov 03 --

A 1937 (I believe that it's earlier) Slingerland "Nite Hawk", in good shape and a great guitar. This guitar has had major work done to it over time... the tailpiece, bridge, and tuners are not original; the pickguard is missing and the neck has been reset.
A view of the back, showing the nice curly maple on the 3-ply maple body -- also note that this guitar has a one-piece neck. The neck is a definite V-shape, much like a Gibson neck. The neck is perfectly straight and very easy to play.
A close-up of the fingerboard, showing that some of the inlay has been eroded away over time. The inlay is very thin, and is not that well done, not nearly as well done as the 1st Nite Hawk.
A close-up of the head, showing the Pearloid inlay. Note that this guitar does not have the gold/silver/red pattern of diamonds, simply 3 shades of gold! This guitar is also very light, much lighter in weight than either of the others.

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