Serial number: 95253
Year shipped: 1938
FON:
Headstock: Horizontal ‘Gibson’ script logo
Neck/fingerboard: 20 fret ebony fingerboard with pointed end and narrow block inlays from the first fret. Wide neck heel
Body: 17-inch body with maple back and sides, Natural finish and large bound f-holes
Hardware: Gold-plated metal parts including Varitone tailpiece and individual open-back Grover 98G ‘Sta-tite’ tuners with butterbean keys. Rosewood bridge
Notes: The long bound pearloid pickguard has been cut and drilled to accommodate a pickup and volume control. Original owner Tony Giambroni purchase this guitar from 1930s distributor of musical instruments, NY Band Instrument Co. Has original hardshell case
This guitar is one of 13 Natural finish Advanced L-5s shipped in 1938



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