1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4

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1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4

FON 261. This 16" archtop, similar to the Kalamazoo KG-31 and the Gibson L-50, the Cromwell G-4 features a solid spruce arched top and a braced arched Mahogany back. The Cromwell brand was distributed by a few mail-order stores from 1935 until 1939, and are now famous for their flashy Art Deco fingerboard ornamentation. This instrument features a sunburst top, elevated firestripe pickguard, single-bound body and fingerboard, and nickel tailpiece. It has a comfortable V neck with a 1-3/4" nut width and Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. Original everything, and in excellent condtion. The guitar plays very well thanks to a fine setup and good original frets. I like the way it sounds, too - it's loud and punchy, but also has a warmth not usually found in less-pricey archtops. This guitar's fingerboard sports double stripes, as opposed to the single stripe found on most Cromwell fingerboards. Only a few Cromwells with this fingerboard were built, making this a rare instrument. According to Gibson records this guitar was shipped on August 13th, 1937.
With original chipboard case
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1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4
  • 1937 Gibson Cromwell G-4

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