![]() At the height of the Depression, only working professional users with steady salaries could afford the indulgence of such an instrument. Retailing at $275.00 (plus case), the L-5 was an extremely expensive instrument for the time (the top-of-the-line Martin pearl-trimmed Style 0M-45 retailed at $100.00 less). That said, these early 16" L-5s are fairly rare guitars today. From that time the L-5 ruled the roost for orchestra guitars, giving Gibson a dominance in this style of instrument they never really lost. Eddie Lang, the era's most influential guitarist, switched from a Gibson L-4 to a dot-neck (probably 1927) L-5, then to an early block neck L-5 around 1930, setting the trend for all to follow. At the time this one was built ten years later it was still the top of Gibson's line and generally considered the finest guitar orchestra made.īy 1934 dance and jazz band banjoists had almost universally converted to guitar the L-5 along with Epiphone's competing Deluxe were the choice of nearly all top professional guitar players. Debuting in 1923-4, the L-5 was the first modern archtop, with a layout still widely copied today. ![]() This 1934 L-5 is a truly superb example of the pre-eminent orchestra guitar of its era - the original f-hole carved top guitar - and an extremely fine-sounding instrument by any standard. Gibson L-5 Model Arch Top Acoustic Guitar (1934), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 91198, Cremona Brown Sunburst finish, curly maple back and sides, spruce top maple neck with ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case.
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