Description
Just recently acquired from the original owner who kept the guitar in great shape over the years, this Hummingbird looks, plays & sounds wonderful. It has a deep, rich voice that projects exceptionally sell. Fully inspected & professionally set up with fresh strings so it's ready to perform straight out of the case.
Cosmetic Condition: Pretty clean actually, considering it's 60 years old. Various surface scratches & weather checking. There's a tiny crack in the soundhole near the pickguard that was professionally glued & cleated by us. The top has sunken in just a bit in front of the bridge & there's some slight bellying behind the bridge, however, there are no loose braces. Overall the guitar has a great look to it with an authentic vintage vibe.
Neck: Slender profile mahogany neck with cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl double parallelogram inlays. Original frets are in great shape with practically no wear. Gold Kluson Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons. 1 9/16" nut width; 25 1/2" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Double-bound, square shoulder dreadnought. Solid spruce top finished in cherry sunburst. Large tortoise pickguard with hummingbird motif & multi-ring rosette. Rosewood bridge ceramic adjustable bridge & cream bridge pins. Solid mahogany back & mahogany rims finished in cherry. There are no electronics & the guitar weighs 4 lbs 3.5 oz.
Case: Unoriginal, vintage hardshell case included along with a vintage bottle of Gibson polish - now how cool is that!
