Gibson-Made.

This appears to be a custom guitar.  It has the more desirable fixed-saddle bridge, I believe it to be original as it is obvious where the more common adj. bridge slot replaced, appears factory.  The double pickguard I believe is original as well:  the engraving is slightly different but the material is identical and that makes sense, as it would have been custom ordered; the treble side pickguard shows pick wear that has worn the engraving both in the pickguard engraving and the pearl dove engraving.   The guitar is in stunning condition, the only issue being a long back crack that has been repaired with some finish work in that area, it really doesn't photograph very well.  The guitar in general is in stunning condition, shiny and newish looking.  It is an excellent playing and sounding guitar.

Elevated fingerboard, black with white 'guard, sent back to Gibson in the '50s for a neck reset

This L5 features parallel bracing rather than 'X' bracing, they came both ways that year.  It is a fine player with the deep dark sound that is hoped for from this period.  It has been played, but is in very good shape, one tight short hairline crack in back and missing the easily replaceable pickguard, most of those nitrocellulose pickguards from that period disintegrate.    Really a great sounding guitar, comes with a nice '50's Gibson brown case.

Custom Shop 120th Anniversary 'Quilt'.

Abalone-Bound top and back.

The top has some light scratches.

Tenor version of Gibson's B-25.

X-braced,

Plays and sounds great.

A few dings and a well-repaired back-crack.

Easily accomodates regular tenor-banjo tuning, Kingston Trio [baritone-Uke] tuning,

or Celtic tuning.