Description
What makes this guitar special: A wonderful, true vintage archtop with superb tone & classic good looks. This gorgeous Triumph sports a massive 17 1/2" body with a carved spruce top; V-shaped maple neck & super groovy "checkered" tortoise pickguard. Professionally set up by our luthier with fresh strings & low action, so she'd ready to go straight out of the case!
Cosmetic Condition: Pretty good shape actually for being seven decades old! Good honest play wear - various nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches, weather checking & some finish wear. There is a small crack in the bass side of the neck along the second fret. The crack is in the surface of the wood & does not affect playability. There is a crack in the treble side of the body near the neck joint. The crack was professionally repaired some time ago & is very stable with no playability issues either. The bottom portion of the tailpiece had a crack in it that was professionally braised & replated. Again, very stable with no issues. Overall the guitar has a great look to it with a nice patina.
Neck: V-shaped maple neck with nicely aged cream binding & black side-dots. Beautiful, dark Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with diamond inlays. Original frets show some light wear & have plenty of life in them. Bound headstock with etched Epiphone logo. E logo tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 25 1/2" scale length. Neck is straight & plays great up & down the fretboard.
Body: Double-bound with solid spruce top & dual F-holes. Solid maple back & sides. Frequensator tailpiece with nickel hardware & floating rosewood bridge. Bound tortoise pickguard with ultra cool "checkered" texture. 17 1/2" lower bout width; 12 3/4" upper bout width; 3 1/4" depth. There is no pickup & the guitar weighs 5 lbs 9.6 oz.
Case: Newer Epiphone hardshell case included.
