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Author: Tony F
Date: 2018-09-03 21:13
I've seen Regents with a black finish in some sort of laquer or stain, although I've also seen them unstained. Immediately after WW2 the wood available was of very variable quality and the best of it was used on the upper range of models. The Regents were made of whatever was left, and I suspect they stained or lacquered them to cover the variable quality of the wood. As wood quality improved they may have discontinued this practice. This is all conjecture and I have no solid evidence to support it.
On my Regent, bought new in around 1953, the finish was a black stain and the coarse grain pattern was clearly visible on the bell and lower joint but the upper joint was of very dense wood and showed no grain pattern.
Tony F.
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2018-09-03 19:13 |
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