GIBSON - Acoustic Guitar L -1 - Lot 25

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GIBSON - Acoustic Guitar L -1 - Lot 25
GIBSON - Acoustic Guitar L -1 Brand : GIBSON Model / Provenance: L-1 Acoustic guitar / USA Serial number: 28227 Year : 1915 Weight : 2 Kg Examination of the guitar: Body: Acoustic, Archtop Adirondack (Spruce) top, 2 center bracing, archback (small repair), Mahogany (Mahogany) sides, heel stamp illegible, inner label marked 28227, Style L1 Color / Varnish: Sheraton Brown / Nitro Fittings: Metal, wood, ebony bridge, 40's metal trapeze, 2 modern belt clips Pickguard: X General condition front/back body: 80% original, very nice, very good condition, minor traces of play, (glossy re-varnished table) Handle : Logo: Open book headstock (already), "The Gibson" mother of pearl, no truss rod Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany / Ebony binding, 4 single and one double dot (12th), V neck Frets / Saddle: In very good condition (19) / 47 MM Mechanics / Truss rod: Original G, B, E, E, A D replaced by equivalents (extra hole) / X Color / Varnish: Natural with red patina General condition F/R neck: 95% ORIGINAL, large V neck very playable, very good condition for its age Material / Case: X / Antique chipboard aligator case History / Observations : The Gibson L series came out at the beginning of the 20th century, first the L-0, then very quickly the L-1 in 1902. This little guitar became a legend thanks to a photo or two of the famous bluesman Robert Johnson posing with a later model (1926 L-1 Flattop). A VERY MOVING GUITAR, IN REMARKABLE CONDITION FOR ITS 110 YEARS, IT SETS THE TONE, THE MOOD, THE BLUES SOUND.
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