1940s Pacific Viceroy Parlour Split-Shaft instruments

instruments

with the neck carved in a delightfully playable ‘modern C’

Other features of note include locking tuners and a bone nut

and powerful

1940s Pacific Viceroy Parlour Split-Shaft instrumentsA fascinating example from Melbourne instrument manufacturer, Pacific! Pacific was a company founded by Hector McLennan sometime in the 1930s. They were notable due to the fact they were one of earliest mass manufacturers of guitars in Australia. This particular model is a Viceroy, which is a small parlour acoustic. They were often made of quite simple and rudimentary materials, which is evident when holding this example. Sounds super boxy and rustic,