This beauty is a rare find and in pristine condition. It has a mahogany back and sides, poplar neck and heel blocks, multi-laminated bindings and a fine piece of spruce as the top wood. Neck has a two-piece maple neck with a center lamination, Brazilian rosewood fretboard, laminated plastic heel cap, original parallelogram inlays and original frets as well. Due to the wartime restrictions during WWII, metal was in short supply and this instrument was built without an adjustable steel rod and instead fitted with a wooden wedge-shaped reinforcement. The neck is a large profile neck, and has kept its trueness very well. Original bottom Belly Bridge with pearl dots, and striped celluloid pickguard. Guitar is a tobacco sunburst finish that is original with light checking and some minor playing wear at the treble side of the top along the fretboard. Has the Gibson script logo and features the banner logo, “Only a Gibson is good enough”. The guitar retains its original 6-in-line Kluson open back tuners, and has a hard to find original hard shell case in great condition.

The guitar has had recent professional repairs listed below;
Center seam re-glued at bridge to butt end of guitar
Back center seam re-glued as well
Neck reset
New bridge pins (pin replacement looks like original)

This guitar is all original with exception of bridge pins and strings.

$12,000 plus S&H