1973 Carl Barney No. 14 7-String Archtop Electric Acoustic Jazz Guitar Dark Sunburst Vintage Original Rare Early Production Made for Bucky Pizzerelli w/ Original Hard Case

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- 1973 Carl Barney No. 14 7-String Acoustic Electric Archtop Guitar
- Very Early (c. 1973, Year on Label Is Barely Intelligible) 7-String Guitar by Bridgeport, Connecticut Master Builder Mr. Carl Barney

- Mr. Carl Barney Graciously Reached Out Via Reverb and Messaged the Following, “Hi. This is Carl Barney. This guitar was made in 1973 for Bucky Pizzerelli. He sold it to a gentleman in Mass. in the mid 1980's. This guitar is on the cover of at least one of his albums. There is a plate missing on the tailpiece that covered the ball end of the strings. All in all with the pickup cleaned up and a new pick guard this is in pretty good shape. The pick up is a Gretsch 7 string pick up same as on the Van epps model. Carl.”
- Barney Began Producing Fine Musical Instruments in 1968, Making this One of His Earliest Known to be Offered For Sale Online
- Features Stunning and High-Grade Hand-Carved Spruce Top, Figured Maple Back & Sides, Figured Flamed Maple Neck with UnBound Ebony Fretboard
- Beautiful Custom-Made Brass Tailpiece with Gold-Plated Pickup Surround, Complemented by Pat. Pend. Gold Grover Tuning Machings
- Neck Measurements: 2” Nut Width, .825” at 1st Fret, 1.075” at 12th Fret, 25 3/4” Scale Length
- Weight” 6.2 lbs.
- Appears to Have a Drying Crack on Back Near Neck Joint, Which Does Not Go Through the Wood

- The Original Pickguard Has Gassed Significantly and Oxidized the Pickup Mounting Hardware
- Can Safely Ship Worldwide!