This beautiful Gibson Archtop is a 1934 L-7 in Sunburst. It looks and plays great for its age, though it has its fair share of fine finish checking and wear across the whole guitar, which speaks to its pre-war status! These f-holes allow for tremendous resonance through the body, giving this smaller body style a colossal sound. We often joke around and call this neck a triangle, but honestly, we really aren’t exaggerating. The neck on this Gibson is an intensely hard V that feels fantastic in hand. It’s been refretted with jumbo wire, which is fairly standard for an archtop of its age. At one point, an added pickup was glued to the front of the body, with the wire fed through the f-hole and a jack input at the bottom of the body. This has since been removed, because there is a plugged hole at the bottom of the body next to the strap button. There also used to be an added strap button at the neck heel, which has since been removed and plugged as well. The original pickguard was replaced with a modern repro similar to what would’ve come on it originally, and the original tuners were replaced with a modern repro Waverly set. There appears to be no extra holes at the tuners, although the imprints from the original set are visible. 

Overall Condition: 6.5; lots of playwear and aging for a guitar over 90 years old!

Specifications:

• Finish Details: Sunburst, Original, Good Condition, fine finish checking across guitar, playwear and marks throughout, plugged holes at bottom of body and neck heel
• Body Material: Spruce Top, Maple Back and Sides
• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Fretboard Material: Rosewood
• Neck Profile: Hard V
• Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
• Hardware: Original except for tuners, pickguard, and frets, Good Condition, playwear and light patina throughout
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Includes: Original Hardshell Case with Purple Lining