Details
Here's a prime example of how seriously Gibson treated the archtop acoustic guitar 70 years ago. While this model was priced well below their flagship L-5, the L-50 was still given a solid, carved spruce top and the same neck inlays and binding as the newly introduced Les Paul electric. And at this point in the L-50's evolution it shares the body shape of Gibson's 16 inch L-5 models of the 1920s, talk about a model with a lot of history!
This example has the original finish throughout, plus original tuners(replaced buttons), frets, bridge, and pickguard (the tailpiece you see here is a correct-style replacement, the original tailpiece is in the case but has a very fragile hinge). A period DeArmond "monkey on a stick" pickup which was on this guitar when it landed here is also included. The case is an excellent newish TKL hardshell.
Specs
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Back sides
Laminate Maple
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Binding
cream celluloid
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Bracing
Tone Bars
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Fingerboard
Rosewood
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Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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Frets to body
14
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Neck material
Mahogany
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Nut width
1 11/16"
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Scale length
24.75"
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Top material
Spruce
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Tuners
Kluson Deluxe
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Year
1954
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Case type
Hardshell
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Serial number
FONX9241
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SKU
GIBL50-FONX9241
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UPC
121046
