This is a Gibson L-37 archtop made in Kalamazoo in 1939. Sometimes confused with the lower-priced L-30s of the same period, this one has a flat sunburst back, non-elevated fretboard extension, 14-3/4" body, 24-3/4" scale, 1-3/4" nut, carved spruce top and mahogany back & sides, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard & bridge, front and back binding, bone nut, V-shaped neck, Kluson tuners. All original with a replacement tailpiece (I think) and a replacement pick guard (the original bound guard was out-gassing so I made a new one, the original is included). The guitar is in really good shape with a few scratches on the top, and slight but stable seam separations front and back, very little fret wear, low action.

This is a nice, small-body guitar, with a jangly, resonant sound. I bought this from a gentleman who told me his mother played it in rural Pennsylvania country bands in the '50. It's a perfect, small-body guitar for another female player ready to pass on an American tradition. Ships in nice-fitting modern hard case.

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