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About This Listing

1938 L-50 Sunburst, converted to a Charlie Christian Model with a period pickup  code GI86  

Gibson L-50 Sunburst circa 1938 #2414-1 professionally converted to a Charlie Christian Model with a period pickup. Script Pearl Logo. Wood Crosspiece on tailpiece, arched back, Correct repro pickguard and Original knobs. Straight Neck with a very nice Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and good frets ready to play. Beautiful original rosewood bridge. Good working original tuners. Repaired and stable top crack. Come in a period hard case

Listed2 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • L-50 F-Hole
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1938
Made In
  • United States
Pickup
  • None
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Shape
  • Archtop
String Type
  • Steel
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Sides Material
  • Maple
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Top Material
  • Spruce
Series
  • Gibson Kalamazoo Factory Era
Back Material
  • Maple
Model Family
  • Gibson L-50
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 19

About the Seller

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Items Sold:304
Product Overview
This long-running Gibson archtop went through several design changes in the '30s and '40s including changes in hardware and body dimensions. Like other Gibsons, there was also some inconsistencies in production during World War II. From 1949 onward, the model stayed large the same. 

Body Style: Archtop acoustic

Years of Production: 
1935 - 1971
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