Gibson, "Les Paul Goldtop", USA 1956.
Serial number 612671, solid mahogany and maple body, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, "trapezoid" celluloid inlays, Klusson deluxe tuning machines, 2x P-90 pickups, 2x volume control, 2x tone control, 3-way pickup selector, pots marked USA, "bumblebee" capacitors, "stopbar tailpiece", "Tune-o-matic" bridge, length 100 cm, width 32.5 cm, height 5 cm, includes original Lifton 4-Latch case.
Later re-lacquering on the front of the body, according to the seller, the "trapezoid" inlay on the first fret was a custom order at the time of purchase in the store in 1957, marks from a third P-90 pickup installed during the 1960s, the pickup was removed in connection with the lacquering and restoration of the guitar body, age-related wear, renovated, marks, scratches,
Provenance
Chico Schnelzer. One owner. Purchased at Hagström Musik Västerås in early 1957. The owner of the guitar played in the band "The Tigers" from Norrköping. "The Tigers" toured all over Europe during the 1960s and were the first Western rock band to perform in East Berlin. Between the years 1963-1971, the owner also played with "Eddy Kazassian Showband". In 1973, the guitar was put on the shelf, and it has not been played since 1974.
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