Oscar Schmidt / Washburn OS-15B 15-Chord Berkshire Autoharp in Original Box

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Oscar Schmidt / Washburn OS-15B 15-Chord Autoharp in Original Box
This auction is for an Oscar Schmidt / Washburn OS-15B "Berkshire" 15-Chord Autoharp in original factory box,
as pictured.
Please read description completely and view all photos, to understand what you're buying.
Super clean former university property, serial # 01070146. First two digits of serial designate the year and the next two the month in which it was made, so manufacture date of July 2001. Handcrafted, with maple wood top & back and rock maple pin block, aluminum chord bars, and tobacco sunburst finish. Originally acquired four of these from the same source, all with similar serial numbers. Three of those were brand new and sold last year on eBay, but this one's box had been opened so it's probably been used a few times. The buttons for chords F & C major were loose in the box, so I put them someplace "safe" so they wouldn't get lost, intending to reattach later, then promptly forgot what I did with them. Replacements could be made by molding some clay to one of the existing buttons, filling void with 5-minute epoxy, then painting white and gluing to bars. Bottom picture shows how a complete one should look, if you scroll down through the listing. String damper pads are all there and appear in good shape, chord springs have good action. There's a ding on one corner, a small scratch on back, and light paint separation in a couple places of rear case seams, as highlighted with blue arrows, but excellent condition otherwise. Fast shipping, quality packed, online trackable.
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