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c.1938 Recording King
16½" "Roy Smeck"
Archtop Electric

  • historically significant, very early & rare electric
        archtop built by Gibson

  • great sounding "Charlie Christian" style bar pickup
        in neck position

  • tobacco sunburst finish

  • carved spruce top; curly maple back & sides, &
        mahogany triangular neck

  • octagonal bakelite control knobs on upper bass bout

  • rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlay

  • pearl "Recording King" & "crown logo" inlayed, &
        "Roy Smeck" stenciled, on black headstock

  • creme single-ply binding on top, back & fretboard

  • single-bound torteloid pickguard

  • adjustable rosewood bridge

  • trapeze tailpiece

  • open tuners

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