The 1936 L-5 is a archtop acoustic guitar built by Gibson. This 17" hollow body guitar was manufactured in Kalamazoo, MI in the United States and is a Vintage Acoustic Archtop model. Key features include a Hand Carved Spruce Top, Hand Carved Curly Maple Back, Curly Maple Sides, Small Unbound F Holes, Hinged Tailpiece with Engraved Silver Insert, X-Braced Top and Sunburst finish. The specs listed below pertain to the 1936 product year model pictured on this page.
1936 Gibson L-5 Sunburst Specs List
- Hand Carved Spruce Top
- Hand Carved Figured Maple Back
- Figure Maple Sides
- Figured Maple Neck
- Ebony Fingerboard
- Mother of Pearl Block Inlays
- Script Logo
- Grover Tuners
- Small Unbound F Holes
- Rosewood Bridge
- Hinged L-5 Tailpiece
- Engraved Silver Tailpiece Insert
- Tortoise Pickguard
- 17" Wide Body
- X-Braced Top
- 24 3/4" Scale Length
- 1 11/16" Nut
- 12" Radius
- Sunburst Lacquer Finish
1936 Gibson L-5 Sunburst Images
Reference photos for the 1936 L-5 are available below. These images correspond to model specifications listed above. For larger pics, click on an image to open in a new tab.
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