The 1948 L-5C is a archtop acoustic guitar built by Gibson. This 17" cutaway guitar was manufactured in Kalamazoo, MI in the United States and is a Gibson Vintage Guitars model. Key features include a Carved Spruce Top, Carved Curly Maple Back, Curly Maple Neck, Rosewood Fretboard, Rosewood Bridge and Natural finish. The specs listed below pertain to the 1948 product year model pictured on this page.
1948 Gibson L-5C Natural Specs List
- Hand Carved Spruce Top
- Hand Carved Curly Maple Back
- Curly Maple Sides
- Highly Figured Two Piece Maple Neck
- Rosewood Fretboard
- Block Inlays
- 20 Frets
- Narrow Tall Fret Wire
- Kluson Sealfast Tuners
- Script Logo
- Bound Neck & Headstock
- Cantilevered Neck
- Bound Body
- Bound F Holes
- L-5 Varitone Tailpiece
- Rosewood Bridge
- Bound Tortoise Pickguard
- 17" Body
- Venetian Cutaway
- Parallel Braced Top
- 12" Radius
- 25.5" Scale Length
- 1 11/16" Nut Width
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1948 Gibson L-5C Natural Images
Reference photos for the L-5C 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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