1947年、カラマズー製のギブソンL-5。シリアルはA-202。ヘッドロゴは1930年代に見られるものですが、シリアルでは1947年製になります。
1923年にデビューしたL-5は、世間に知れ渡った初のアーチトップギターといえるギターです。生産中止となったあと、大戦後の1947年にカスタムオーダーベースで再生産されました。この個体は白ラベルのアーティストシリアル「202」のため、その最初期型になります。
The cereal is A-202. The head logo is seen in 1930 but the cereal is 1947.
L-5 which was debut in 1923, is the guitar well known as the first arch top guitar.
It was reproduced based on custom order in 1947 after the war.
This is the white label artist cereal "202", so it's the first model.
L-5 debuted in 1923 is know as the first arch top guitar to the world. After the production is over, it was reproduced by a custom order base in after the WW2, 1947.
As an artist cereal of a white label "202", this individual is its immediate early type.
Aシリアルは1947年4月28日の「L-7」のA-100から始まっており、その直後に製作されていたものになります。
ブックマッチで作られたパラレルブレーシングのスプルース単板トップ。トーンウッドとして現在の常識を覆す極上のメイプル単板バック。サイドには見事な木目のカーリーメイプルをもちろん単板で使用。ネックは輝く木目を持つメイプルネックは完全にストレートな状態で、かつロッドに十分な余裕がある状態であることから、当時の木材の豊富さを思わせます。
Parallel bracing spruce single plate top made through book-matching. The highest quality maple single-plate back that defies current conventional wisdom. The attractively-grained curly maple single plate is used on the side. The maple neck with shining grain is completely straight with enough rod space, which suggests abundant wood at that time.
The spruce single board top of parallel Bray Synge made with a book match. The supreme maple single board back which overturns the present common sense as the tone wood. A curly maple of an excellent grain is used for a side by a single board of course. Because a maple neck with a brilliant grain is in the state with the room enough for Rod who overcomes perfectly in the straight state, it makes us remind of abundance of the wood in those days.
エボニー指板、牛骨ナットはオリジナル。フレットは打ち代え有りですが、ナットはオリジナルを活かしての見事な施工です。極上のトーンウッド、ハカランダ製のブリッジを搭載。
ペグはオリジナルでスムーズに機能しています。本物のベッコウでできたピックガードは残念ながら大きなダメージがあります。また、付属ハードケースはオリジナルではありません。それ以外の部分には目立ったキズもなく、ミュージアムクラスの1本となっています
The pegs are original and work smoothly. Unfortunately, the pick guard made from tortoise shell has a serious damage. Also,the attached hard case is not original. The rest of the parts has no significant scratches. It is one of the guitars worth to be exhibited in a museum.
the pegs on the original function smoothly. The effect of the real in that you can pick guard, unfortunately big damage. It also comes with a hard case is not on the original. But the rest of the scratches were not there, as well as the museum and one of the class.
A peg is original and functioning smoothly. Unfortunately there is a big damage for a pickgurad which made from real amber. The hard case comes with it isn't an original. There is not a conspicuous scratch bisides it and I can tell this is the one of museum class guitar without a conspicuous bruise in a part besides that.