1936 Gibson L-5 Specs - Sunburst

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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