Product Description
1940 Masterbuilt Blonde Epiphone Deluxe,
larger 17 3/8″ body size
Serial number: 15352, Masterbilt label
Solid book matched hand carved Adirondack spruce top
Tiger flamed maple in the back, sides and neck.
Ebony finger board with cloud inlays
Scale25 1/2″.
Nut 1 11/16″
Original swirl tortoise pickguard
Gold hardware includes patent pending Frequensator tailpiece
Gold Grover Imperial tuners, adjustable rosewood bridge
Mother of pearl “cloud” style fingerboard inlay and a bone nut
Original plush case
The flamed tiger maple contemporary symmetrical D profile neck was installed by Gibson most likely in the 1960’s, and is stamped with the label number on the back of the peghead and fitted with an easily adjustable Gibson truss rod making the action silky smooth and as low as you desire.
This arch top is in excellent condition. Even with 2 grainline cleated and sealed 1-2”cracks near the bass f-hole and some minor lacquer checking below the headstock. The guitar is very comfortable to lay and has a big tone and lightweight feel for a 17” archtop.
Solid handcarved tiger-flame figured maple back and sides, solid flame maple neck with ebony fingerboard;; fancy vine style mother-of-pearl peghead inlay, five-ply body binding, bound fingerboard and headstock; bone nut.
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