Levin Archtop model 27. 1945. #669

Specifications: Non-cutaway. Body width: 420 mm. Body length: 510 mm. Hand carved top. Romanian spruce top with undetermined bracing. Flame maple back & sides. Triple-bound top with unbound f-holes. Single-bound back. Single-bound pickguard. Mahogany neck with non-adjustable T-shaped duraluminum truss rod. Single-bound headstock. Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl small block inlay. Nickel plated hardware. Sunburst finish. Ten year warranty. Also available as 4-string Tenor Guitar (Model 27 TG). Introduced: Circa 1940 Earliest known example: 121915 (1940) Circa 1942: Walnut back & sides. Circa 1944: Walnut fingerboard with pearloid inlay. Circa 1946: Changed headstock shape with inlay. Larger fingerboard inlay. 177800 (1946) Latest known example: 200601 (1948) .