• Great player's instrument, rare natural finish (several areas of finish touch up), double bound small jumbo body, spruce top, maple sides and back, section of side on treble side upper bout replaced by our shop, 14 fret mahogany neck, lots of work done by our shop, VGC, it's nice, with honest wear! (weather checking, repaired side and back cracks, side repairs)

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  • Great player's instrument
  • NO SN - F.O.N. Z 8176 4
  • 1952
  • VGC (weather checking, repaired side and back cracks, side repairs)
  • Natural finish (several areas of finish touch up) 
  • Double bound small jumbo body 
  • Spruce top
  • Flamed maple sides and back
  • Section of treble side (upper bout) replaced by our shop 
  • 14 fret mahogany neck 
  • Original bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with all new split parallelogram inlays
  • Maltese Cross inlays from original bridge installed on new (proper) Brazilian rosewood bridge
  • Tortoise plastic pickguard
  • Headstock overlay features logo and crown inlays 
  • Kluson tuners
  • 1-11/16" nut, 24-3/4" scale
  • New hard case
  • Consignment

Gibson J-185N Acoustic Guitar (1952)

Gibson J-185N Acoustic Guitar (1952)

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Intl. Fees
Used

SKU: 20U-210820

$12,500 USD
$12,500.00 USD
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Great player's instrument, rare natural finish (several areas of finish touch up), double bound small jumbo body, spruce top, maple sides and back, section of side on treble side upper bout replaced by our shop, 14 fret mahogany neck, lots of work done by our shop, VGC, it's nice, with honest wear! (weather checking, repaired side and back cracks, side repairs)
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  • Great player's instrument
  • NO SN - F.O.N. Z 8176 4
  • 1952
  • VGC (weather checking, repaired side and back cracks, side repairs)
  • Natural finish (several areas of finish touch up) 
  • Double bound small jumbo body 
  • Spruce top
  • Flamed maple sides and back
  • Section of treble side (upper bout) replaced by our shop 
  • 14 fret mahogany neck 
  • Original bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with all new split parallelogram inlays
  • Maltese Cross inlays from original bridge installed on new (proper) Brazilian rosewood bridge
  • Tortoise plastic pickguard
  • Headstock overlay features logo and crown inlays 
  • Kluson tuners
  • 1-11/16" nut, 24-3/4" scale
  • New hard case
  • Consignment
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