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Instrument: Resonator
Brand: Gibson
Model: 7 String Resophonic Prototype
Finish: Natural
SKU: GR318-A
Original Finish: Yes
All Original Parts: Yes
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1950
Top: Spruce
Back and Sides: Mahogany
Finish Material: Nitro
Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany neck w/ Rosewood board
Tuners: Original
Bridge: Spider
Electronics: N/A
Scale Length: 2.75"
Nut Width: 1.95"
String Spacing at Saddle: 2.60"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y
Case: OHC
A Gibson 7-String resonator? Your eyes do not deceive you! This prototype guitar is a one-off that never made its way into production. Expressed in a letter that comes with the guitar, George Gruhn suspects it was a trial from the Gibson Kalamazoo shop made with parts from their subsidiary Valco. This instrument comes with documentation in the form of a Guitar Player Magazine article and a printed article with George Gruhn. This Resonator is constructed using a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. The resonator cone and parts are suspected to be left over Valco parts from the 1930's assembled into this guitar in 1950.
The guitar comes with a period correct hard case
Gibson 7 String Resophonic Prototype 1950, Natural
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Instrument: Resonator
Brand: Gibson
Model: 7 String Resophonic Prototype
Finish: Natural
SKU: GR318-A
Original Finish: Yes
All Original Parts: Yes
Handedness: Right
Made In Year: 1950
Top: Spruce
Back and Sides: Mahogany
Finish Material: Nitro
Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany neck w/ Rosewood board
Tuners: Original
Bridge: Spider
Electronics: N/A
Scale Length: 2.75"
Nut Width: 1.95"
String Spacing at Saddle: 2.60"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y
Case: OHC
Description
A Gibson 7-String resonator? Your eyes do not deceive you! This prototype guitar is a one-off that never made its way into production. Expressed in a letter that comes with the guitar, George Gruhn suspects it was a trial from the Gibson Kalamazoo shop made with parts from their subsidiary Valco. This instrument comes with documentation in the form of a Guitar Player Magazine article and a printed article with George Gruhn. This Resonator is constructed using a spruce top and mahogany back and sides. The resonator cone and parts are suspected to be left over Valco parts from the 1930's assembled into this guitar in 1950.
The guitar comes with a period correct hard case