One Of The Last Hauser I's

We currently have a 1952 Hauser I that would appear to be one of the very last ones that he made before his death that year. Along with the guitar we have the original correspondence between Hauser I and the original owner of the guitar, as well as a letter from Hauser II informing him of the death of his father.

Some of the things about this that I find interesting include the price of the guitar with case, which was $270 -adjusted for inflation that comes out to about $2300. Also, I like that Hauser spends more time describing the case than he does the guitar (though I imagine they discussed the guitar at some earlier point). And not only were bass strings 25 cents each, but apparently, Hauser made them himself. Also, I love the orange machine heads.