Noodling on a 1919 Gibson L-1 Archtop Acoustic скачать в хорошем качестве

Noodling on a 1919 Gibson L-1 Archtop Acoustic

Before 1925, the Gibson L-1 was an archtop. After 1925 it became a flat top and was used by the likes of Robert Johnson. It was the workhorse of the Gibson line. This example has a 1919 serial number, which means it was made the year after Orville Gibson, the company's founder died and World War I ended. It's not everyday you come across one of these. This one was single family owned. Came from central Indiana. The original owner played and loved this thing a lot. There are capo marks and wear all down the back of the V-shaped neck to prove it. There is one crack on the back which has been cleted properly. It should not open again. The rest is crack free! The back had shrunk a bit, which is common on these, so that has been reglued in a couple places. It's all original other than the tuners, which are old replacements, probably from the 1920s, and the bridge pins, which are wood. The tailpiece with bakelite insert, the bridge, and the bakelite pickguard with hardware are all original. There is one little chip and crack in the pickguard. There is also one little piece of replaced binding on the treble side of the neck. The original case is missing the handle and is fairly beat up as you might expect a case this old would be. Still does its job though. Overall, these L-1 Gibsons represent an affordable way to collect early Gibson guitars. For about the same price as a new Les Paul Studio, you can have a 96-year-old playable conversation piece that will only gain in value in the future. The early L-1s are historically interesting instruments and, if in a good state of repair like this one, they are very playable and unique-sounding guitars. What a feat of acoustic engineering! This guitar has a solid carved top and back and only has TWO total braces! It's lasted almost 100 years, been played half to death, and only has one back crack! It's never had to have a neck reset! Pretty amazing really.