About This Listing

This is a 1st issue 1932 Gibson L-50 flat top w/a round hole made before it turned into an F-hole Arch Top model. Its beautiful Iced Tea Sunburst finished spruce top sports its original tortoise’gard. It has a 1 piece mahogany neck w/a rosewood fingerboard. Its got a stencil’d script slanted logo & its original 3-in-line open back tuners. She’s complete w/its original trapeze tailpiece. Its factory order # on its neck heed inside is # 416. Its got maple sides and back, still quite glossy w/some nice patina. The guitar has plenty of play time on it but it still plays and sounds great. Its very good overall w/no cracks nor repairs ever. She comes in a soft shell period case. 

Listeda year ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • L-50 Round Hole
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1932
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
Back Material
  • Maple
Model Family
  • Gibson L-50
Series
  • Gibson Pre-War Era
Active Preamp
  • No
Number of Frets
  • 19

About the Seller

The Guitar Broker

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
(619)
Joined Reverb:2014
Items Sold:1,132
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.  While most L-50s have F-holes in the body, some of the earliest models used a round soundhole instead.

Body Style: Archtop acoustic

Years of Production: 
1932 - 1934
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