rare vintage VOSS archtop Jazz F-hole GUITAR GIMA Gitarre Germany 1960

rare

vintage

VOSS
(pre GIMA)

archtop Jazz GUITAR / Schlaggitarre

Made in Germany around the 1950s/1960s

- about 107cm total length, scale lenght approximately 63,8cm
- arched suburst top with F-holes and binding, with "Hausmarker" mahogany pickguard, with golden VOSS decal
- jumbo archtop body with solid mahogany sides, lower bout 44,5cm, center bout 25,5cm, upper bout 31cm, sides`hight 7,5cm - 8cm
- slim set Mahogany Jazz neck with skunk stripe, nice headstock with marbeled perloide plate, quality rosewood fingerboard with radius and celluloide binding, celluloide block inlays, 18 frets + zerofret, multiply celluloid nut, width at nut 45mm
- tuners with bone pegs
- wooden Teller bridge, adjustable saddles + hight
- original steel tailpiece
- original rosewood strap pin

The guitar is fully playble with 3mm string action (E1 on the 12th fret)
There are no cracks or other damages on this rare guitar. The tuners are not original and were renewed in a former repair
The varnish is a little bit shabby and is showing authentic and characteristical signs of the time. The unique pickguard is not original and is made of an old German cigar box coming out of the 1920s. The bridge is not original, too

The fingerboard is showing as good as no signs of playing. The frets were rounded and polished. The fingerboard was cleaned

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with vintage flatwound strings

characteristical tone !!