Now how to string it. I guess it will cave in if strung too hard. Would 011, 015, 022, 030, 040, 050 be too much? (Pearse Slightly Light)

Any input much appreciated.

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Originally posted by Gyde:
Ok, got carried away and found a Lyon & Healy Lakeside parlor. Thanks to Zak for fuelling my GAS ;o)

Now how to string it. I guess it will cave in if strung too hard. Would 011, 015, 022, 030, 040, 050 be too much? (Pearse Slightly Light)

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I've had my Lyon & Healy Jupiter strung with .11-.52 nickel sets for a long time with no problems.

Does the Lakeside have "transverse bracing" (diagonal top brace directly below the soundhole, sloping towards the bridge on the treble side) by any chance? I think it's that unusual bracing pattern that gives my Jupiter such a huge and deep bass response.

There is a slanted bracing as you describe it Zak. This was what I was looking for. I've been on the look for a Jupiter for a while, but have only seen a couple of Lakesides. I am not sure about the wood used for the back and sides. Seller described it as marble, but compared to the look inside, the exteriour looks like dyed wood. How do I tell if it is birch (as I expect)?

Pictures:

/Christian

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Originally posted by Gyde:
I am not sure about the wood used for the back and sides. Seller described it as marble, but compared to the look inside, the exteriour looks like dyed wood. How do I tell if it is birch (as I expect)?

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Lakeside guitars first appeared around 1910. Lakeside was one of many brands marketed by Lyon and Healy of Chicago. It is unclear if Lakeside guitars were made by Lyon and Healy or made for them by other factories in the area, such as Regal. Lakeside models came in several sizes and styles, from small gut-string models to an early steel-string jumbo over 16 inches wide.
Many Lakeside guitars were made with birch backs and sides with a painted-on rosewood finish, though Ive also seen ones with oak bodies. It appears that the Lakeside brand name was only used for about ten years and that similar guitars were made under different names like Columbus, College Line, and American Conservatory. All these brands, including Lakeside, were lower priced than Lyon and Healys popular Washburn instruments.

--Richard Johnston
(Dear A.G., Acoustic Guitar 1996)

con gratulation it looks really nice. I hope I'll be able to try it one day. I know that both John pearse and Newtone make strings for vintage guitars, were there is need for a lower tension. I haven't tried any of them, so I just pass the information

Nice old parlor guitar there mate. I have two parlor guitars which are tuned to D, a tone below concert pitch. They are both often changed to DADGAD open D and its variences. I use light gauge acoustic strings 12s to 54s and have no problems. One guitar is a 1930s Maybell with no truss rod but a fairly thick neck. The other is a 1960s Regal parlor but it has a truss rod. As you said a good luthier will avise you best. If you are tuning to concert the 11s to 52s should be ok and not cause any carnage.

Enjoy your new parlor.

Cheers

A few sound clips:
Lyon_Healy_1
Lyon_Healy_2
(Please pardon unwilling thumb and other distracting features of my playing)

Zak, I can't get the same sound out of is as you can with your Jupiter. Might try something more string snapping Delta and some nickles.

Steen, will give you a call next time I go to Copenhagen. Gotta try your Gallagher as well.

I've always wanted to know what brand this guitar was. Now I know that it's either a Lakeside or some other brand made by the same manufacturer that made Lakeside.

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Originally posted by Gyde:
Zak, I can't get the same sound out of is as you can with your Jupiter. Might try something more string snapping Delta and some nickles.

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Strung w/ .11-.52 nickel strings, plastic thumbpick & one plastic fingerpick, in std. tuning and open G tuning w/ slide:

The videos are out of syc when uploaded to youtube for some reason...