1918 Gibson L-3

Serial # 41218. With its rich red sunburst finish, ivoroid accents, engraved Waverly tuners, carved bridge and celluloid tailpiece, this small Gibson archtop speaks to old-world craftsmanship and attention to detail. It's a princely guitar, with handsome appointments. Completely original and in excellent working order, a long lost pickguard is this guitar's only real flaw. No cracks, scrapes, or bruises to discuss on this one, but there is some light playwear on the top near the soundhole. Light to moderate wear to the original frets, light finish wear on the back of the neck. Original bridge and tailpiece are in excellent condition, as are the tuners and nut. The V neck is large but quite playable, the fingerboard is true and shows proper relief, but there are a few buzzy bass notes in the middle part of the neck. Nicely set up with 5 to 7/64th action. Nut width of 1-13/16", short 24.2" scale. With its small body (about 13.75" wide), carved spruce and birch body and short scale 13 fret neck the guitar plays with a springy bounce. It's a fairly bright guitar, but still warmer than one would expect given its small size, especially with the right pick attack. Don't let the round-hole fool you, this one is archtop all the way!
With original hardshell case