CraigS - the label says made in USA. Ihad a better look last night the back is solid too. Going by whats sitting in the case its been used as a lap slide guitar, lots of fingerpicks and a metal nut/fret cover. The action was set very high too. Itook the action down last night and it is fairly nice to play and seems too have quite a mellow tone but I won't really know till I put new string on. Thanks for the response. (I know it means nothing but the case had a fair selection of twenties and thirties sheet music in it.)
Cool Beans - by floating I mean raised proud of the body, like on an F-style mandolin or a jazz type guitar, but your right I watched it for a while and it never moved once.