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VINTAGE 1955 GIBSON COUNTRY WESTERN SOUTHERN JUMBO DREADNOUGHT ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Estimated price for orientation: 3 999 $
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Description Brand: Gibson Soundboard Style: Flat Top Model: Country Western Series: Slope Shoulder Body Type: Dreadnought Exact Year: 1955 Dexterity: Right-Handed MPN: Does Not Apply String Configuration: 6 String Country/Region of Manufacture: United States UPC: Does not apply
VINTAGE 1955 GIBSON COUNTRY WESTERNPLEASE CALL US TOLL FREE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR FOR AN IN-HAND DESCRIPTIONASK FOR JOHN1-800-800-0087
What makes this guitar special: A truly wonderful slope shoulder dreadnought from Gibson's golden age, this gorgeous Country Western offers a warm, woody tone with a sweet, rich voice & marvelous sustain. Nicely aged for the past 60 plus years & showing off a really gorgeous patina. Professionally set up by our own master luthier with fresh strings & low action, so it plays & sounds great!Cosmetic Condition: Really nice shape with that perfect, true vintage look - used, but not abused - typical nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There's a very tiny crack in the soundhole near the treble side pickguard, but it's pretty inconsequential. Overall the guitar has a fabulous look it with a beautiful patina.Neck: Chunky mahogany neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl double parallelogram inlays. Original frets show some wear, but have plenty of life in them. Replacement Kluson Deluxe tuners are in perfect working condition. There were different tuners on the guitar at one time as evidenced by the additional screw hole just below the high E tuner. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & plays great up & down the fretboard.Body: Slope shoulder dreadnought in natural finish. Solid spruce top with 7-ply binding. Rosewood bridge with pearloid dot inlays & cream bridge pins. Unoriginal double tortoise pickguards. Multi-ring rosette. Mahogany sides & back with 5-ply binding. There is no pickup; guitar weighs 4 lbs 4.3 oz.Case: Vintage faux alligator hardshell case included.
Description
| Brand: | Gibson | Soundboard Style: | Flat Top |
| Model: | Country Western | Series: | Slope Shoulder |
| Body Type: | Dreadnought | Exact Year: | 1955 |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
| String Configuration: | 6 String | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| UPC: | Does not apply |
VINTAGE 1955 GIBSON COUNTRY WESTERNPLEASE CALL US TOLL FREE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR FOR AN IN-HAND DESCRIPTIONASK FOR JOHN1-800-800-0087
What makes this guitar special: A truly wonderful slope shoulder dreadnought from Gibson's golden age, this gorgeous Country Western offers a warm, woody tone with a sweet, rich voice & marvelous sustain. Nicely aged for the past 60 plus years & showing off a really gorgeous patina. Professionally set up by our own master luthier with fresh strings & low action, so it plays & sounds great!Cosmetic Condition: Really nice shape with that perfect, true vintage look - used, but not abused - typical nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There's a very tiny crack in the soundhole near the treble side pickguard, but it's pretty inconsequential. Overall the guitar has a fabulous look it with a beautiful patina.Neck: Chunky mahogany neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl double parallelogram inlays. Original frets show some wear, but have plenty of life in them. Replacement Kluson Deluxe tuners are in perfect working condition. There were different tuners on the guitar at one time as evidenced by the additional screw hole just below the high E tuner. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & plays great up & down the fretboard.Body: Slope shoulder dreadnought in natural finish. Solid spruce top with 7-ply binding. Rosewood bridge with pearloid dot inlays & cream bridge pins. Unoriginal double tortoise pickguards. Multi-ring rosette. Mahogany sides & back with 5-ply binding. There is no pickup; guitar weighs 4 lbs 4.3 oz.Case: Vintage faux alligator hardshell case included.
What makes this guitar special: A truly wonderful slope shoulder dreadnought from Gibson's golden age, this gorgeous Country Western offers a warm, woody tone with a sweet, rich voice & marvelous sustain. Nicely aged for the past 60 plus years & showing off a really gorgeous patina. Professionally set up by our own master luthier with fresh strings & low action, so it plays & sounds great!Cosmetic Condition: Really nice shape with that perfect, true vintage look - used, but not abused - typical nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There's a very tiny crack in the soundhole near the treble side pickguard, but it's pretty inconsequential. Overall the guitar has a fabulous look it with a beautiful patina.Neck: Chunky mahogany neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl double parallelogram inlays. Original frets show some wear, but have plenty of life in them. Replacement Kluson Deluxe tuners are in perfect working condition. There were different tuners on the guitar at one time as evidenced by the additional screw hole just below the high E tuner. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & plays great up & down the fretboard.Body: Slope shoulder dreadnought in natural finish. Solid spruce top with 7-ply binding. Rosewood bridge with pearloid dot inlays & cream bridge pins. Unoriginal double tortoise pickguards. Multi-ring rosette. Mahogany sides & back with 5-ply binding. There is no pickup; guitar weighs 4 lbs 4.3 oz.Case: Vintage faux alligator hardshell case included.