By Paul Alcantara. You have bought or inherited a prewar Gibson archtop and are not…
Tag: prewar guitars
Almost all 16-inch Gibson L-5s have a narrow, pointed neck heel as do the earliest…
A question often asked by vintage archtop guitar enthusiasts is: “When did Gibson abandon its…
Gibson’s catalogue O (issued in either late 1924 or early 1925) stated: “Sounding boards are…
Dealer, private sale or online auction? In the past, used instruments were purchased from a…
The Gibson L-5 went through a number of modifications before it was relaunched in 1935…
Introduced in 1912, the Gibson L-4 had a 16-inch wide body, an oval soundhole, a…
Nitro Nightmare One of the first thermoplastics, Celluloid – a material produced by combining nitrocellulose with camphor and added…
“The 1941 L-5 guitar pictured below (Serial Number 97291) was purchased at the Southern California…
By George Gruhn and Joe Spann Today the Gibson L-5 guitar and F-5 mandolin are…