{"product_id":"gibson-l-3-arch-top-acoustic-guitar-1927-4014","title":"Gibson L-3 Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1927)","description":"Gibson L-3 Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1927), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, birch back and sides, spruce top; mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's one we don't see that often...a later 1920's example of Gibson's midline archtop, the L-3. By the time this guitar was built, Gibson had reversed their earlier diffidence about flat-top guitars, previously decreed \"inferior\" in the company's catalogs. The L-1 archtop had been recast as a flat top, leaving the L-3 at $100.00 as the company's least expensive archtop guitar under the the $150.00 L-4 and $275.00 L-5. The L-3 is a fairly fancy guitar nonetheless, with a rich red sunbursrt top finish, single multiply inlaid soundhole ring, and the same hardware as an L-4. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe L-3 became something of a forgotten model, particularly after the introduction of the fancy Nick Lucas Special flat top in 1927, and was phased out in the early 1930's. These smaller-bodied round hole carved top guitars have a bright and barky sound with plenty of volume, and remain as a charming reminder of the Gibson company's earliest periods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 38 1\/2 in. (97.8 cm.), 13 3\/4 in. (34.9 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 3\/8 in. (8.6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 1\/4 in. (616 mm.). Width of nut is 1 3\/4 in. (44 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% original and very clean overall; some finish flaking to the back and a tiny hole in the back of the headstock. An exceptionally nice example, with a lovely OHSC. Excellent + Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853260148876,"sku":"4014","price":2600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_1c96bf15-b11d-4184-820f-5a4feff350d2.jpg?v=1774332397","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-l-3-arch-top-acoustic-guitar-1927-4014","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}