Description
Description
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| Finish Details: | Original |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Details: | Hollow body with mahogany back and sides and spruce top. The top has been routed for a pickup and holes have been drilled for two pots on the top and a jack on the side. The screw holes from the original pickguard have been filled and smoothed over. |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | Soft V |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st - 0.89" 10th - 1.02" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-11/16" |
| Scale Length: | 25 1/2" |
| Neck Details: | Glossy mahogany neck with bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block inlays. The neck has been reset, a bolt has been installed through the neck heel, and the block of wood under the tongue has been repaired, possibly replaced. Some of the finish around the neck joint has been touched up. The fingerboard has been planed straight and refretted. The pearloid veneer on the 7th fret inlay has been partially planed through. |
| Electronics: | This guitar has been modified to resemble a Gibson ES-125. A dogear P90 pickup, 2 pots, and an output jack have been installed on this guitar. If this guitar had any electronics originally they would have been surface-mounted to the top and pickguard. The controls include a master volume and a master tone pot. |
| Pickup Measurements: | 9.35kΩ |
| Hardware: | -tuners are not original -original pickguard has been removed |
| Weight: | 4lbs 10oz |
| Modifications/Repairs: | -neck has been reset with a bolt through the neck heel -block under the tongue has been repaired and possibly replaced -fingerboard has been planed and refretted -body has been routed for a pickup and holes have been drilled for pots and a jack -pickup and wiring harness have been installed -pickguard has been removed and screw holes have been filled -new tuners have been installed |
| Case Details: | Hardshell case |
| Cosmetic Condition: | The guitar has moderate play wear for its age. The finish has checking, scratches, and dings throughout. |
| Tech Notes: | Plays well with low action and optimal neck relief. Frets are tall and show only minor signs of play wear. The model and appointments date this guitar to the 1950's. |