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1939 Recording King
"M-5" 17" Archtop
Electric

  • top of the line archtop acoustic built by
        Gibson for sale by Montgomery Ward

  • vintage Recording King "Charlie Christian"
        style bar pickup (added by Kokomo) in
        neck position (with black oval bezel)

  • cleaner, more sparkling, sound than the
        Gibson "CC" pickup

  • tobacco sunburst finish

  • carved spruce top; maple back & sides

  • 25-1/2" scale 5-piece maple neck

  • rosewood fretboard with pearl diamond inlays

  • on the headstock, a pearl crown inlay with
        black stenciled highlights at the top (well
        worn), just below the crown a large pearl
        rectagular block inlay with "Recording King"
        stenciled in black, and at the bottom a
        small pearl vertical rectangular block inlay
        with "Model M-5" stenciled in black

  • creme & black 5-ply binding on top, 3-ply
        on back & singe-ply on fretboard

  • single-bound fire-pattern nitro celullose
        pickguard

  • adjustable rosewood bridge with diamond
        shaped pearl inlays on the foot

  • round creme bakelite control knobs on lower
        treble bout

  • fancy double-trapeze tailpiece

  • open chrome tuners

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