Serial number: 97521
Year shipped: 1942
FON:
Headstock: Horizontal ‘Gibson’ script logo (lacks a dot over the letter ‘i.’)
Neck/fingerboard: 20 fret fingerboard with pointed end and narrow block inlays from the first fret
Body: 17-inch body with maple back and sides, Natural finish and large bound f-holes
Hardware: Gold-plated metal parts including flat tailpiece with L-5 legend and Grover Imperial tuners. Rosewood bridge and long bound pickguard
Notes: About 12 inches of the body binding is missing, the pick guard has been cut to accommodate a pickup and there is some over spray on the neck
This guitar is one of 25 Natural finished Advanced L-5s shipped in 1942




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