{"product_id":"gibson-l-12-p-arch-top-acoustic-guitar-1948-5695","title":"Gibson L-12-P Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1948)","description":"Gibson L-12-P Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1948), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # A-2431, black lacquer finish, maple back and sides, spruce top; maple neck with rosewood fingerboard, original brown hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a beautiful and very rare Gibson from the just post-WWII era-a custom black-finished L-12-P. This is a 17\" cutaway guitar that was just under the L-5 in Gibson's line; it features gold-plated hardware on a triple bound body; the maple neck has a single bound rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlay and the headstock is single-bound with a crown inlay. The neck substantial but comfortable, the sound is both incisive with substantial depth. The L-12-P is a very rare guitar to begin with well under 100 shipped between 1948 and 1950 only; this example with its gleaming black finish dates to late 1948 is likely one of a very few ever seen. Bill Haley played an identical guitar for many years; we'd love to say this was his (it wasn't!) but we'll have to settle for it's a dead ringer! This is an exceptional player for many styles and a very unique find.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 42 3\/8 in. (107.6 cm.), 17 in. (43.2 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 3\/8 in. (8.6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 1\/2 in. (648 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/4 in. (44 mm.). Excellent playing condition; all original hardware and (custom) finish with numerous small dings and scratches, mostly to the top. The finish is cleaner on the back, sides and back of the neck; there is some scuffing to the tip of the heel. Overall the guitar has no major damage or repair; the only alteration is the original pickguard was cut for a DeArmond pickup and has a small retaining screw added beside the fingerboard. An exceptional sounding and playing guitar and one of the sharpest-looking acoustic Gibson's we ever had, with the original HSC.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AxQ2RPS5KPw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e Excellent - Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852987682956,"sku":"5695","price":6750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_b7b1026f-1498-460a-a6d2-65e793e29a72.jpg?v=1774329540","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-l-12-p-arch-top-acoustic-guitar-1948-5695","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}