Gibson L4C.Archtop. (=ES-175 but with handcarved solid spruce top.) 1951.Good cond.

Handcarved SpruceTop refinished in Black. Back and sides original sunburst.BRAZILIAN Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.Hardcase. the L-4C was produced from 1949 to 1971.Only 1949-1955 with tapered head (thicker Close to nut). This is a great guitar for jazz! A Mahogany neck with bound rosewood fingerboard and split parallellogram position markers, features a black headplate, mother of pearl leaf and Gibson logo inlays. The standard Gibson 24.75 inch scale length and 1 5/8 inch nut width are used. The Gibson L-4C guitar body looks exactly like what became the ES-175 – but with a carved spruce top and laminate maple back and sides. The spruce provides improved tone, and the laminate adds feedback resistance . Reissue Kluson/Gotoh relic tuners. Tailpiece is original. A Johhny Smith type mount pickup on pickguard. White label sticker correct. This guitar plays well; currently strung with flatwounds. Includes CITES Certificate for BRAZILIAN Rosewood. Sold