Gibson L-0 (1928 with mahogany top, back & sides)
Overview
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- acoustic guitars
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The Gibson L-0, introduced in 1926, was (along with the L-1) Gibson's first production flat-top acoustic guitar. Both the L-0 and L-1 were made economically: lightly braced, with thin woods and finishes. This light construction gave them a great tone but also made them less robust to wear and tear. The Gibson L-0 originally had a spruce top and maple back and sides, from 1928 onwards the top, back and sides were mahogany. The 19 fret neck originally joined the body at the 12th fret - this was changed to the 14th fret from 1932 onwards.
Although the L-0 was a production model guitar, they were hand made and there was considerable variability in the specifications - making it challenging to authenticate a genuine L0. For example the scale length varied from 24.5 to 25.25 inches and the neck profiles and top thickness also varied widely.
Specifications (19)
General
| Finish colors | amber finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body back material | mahogany body back, maple body back |
| Body sides material | mahogany body sides, maple body sides |
| Body top material | mahogany body top, spruce body top |
| Soundhole rosette | 2-stripe rosette |
| Soundhole | round soundhole |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 12th fret, Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck joint | set neck |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Number of frets | 19 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | black face headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge pins | black pins |
| Bridge | ebony bridge, rosewood bridge, straight bridge |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebonized fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |