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Description
Description
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| Finish Details: | Original |
| Body Material: | Maple |
| Body Details: | Maple laminate hollow body showing heavy finish checking and chipping |
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard Material: | Brazilian Rosewood |
| Neck Profile: | C-Shape |
| Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st fret: .87", 12th: .98" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12.00" |
| Nut Width: | 1-11/16" |
| Scale Length: | 24 3/4" |
| Neck Details: | One-piece mahogany set neck with a bound Brazilian rosewood board, split-parallelogram pearloid inlays, truss adjustment at the headstock -- Frets 1 through 8 have been replaced. There is some chipping in the board around the these frets. -- A strap button has been installed to the base of the heel |
| Electronics: | Two P-90 pickups, 3-way toggle pickup selector switch, volume & tone controls -- The lead wire solder joints appear touched up at the base of the neck pickup. Shrink tube has been added because the original tap has deteriorated and fallen off. -- The pickups and wiring harness are original with no other signs of modifications or repairs. The pot codes date from 1955. |
| Pickup Measurements: | Neck: 7.8 kΩ, Bridge: 8 kΩ |
| Hardware: | Non-original strap buttons |
| Modifications/Repairs: | Frets 1-8 have been refretted -- Touched up solder joints on the base of the neck pickup -- Non-original strap buttons |
| Case Details: | Non-original hard shell case |
| Cosmetic Condition: | This 175 shows nice aging and play wear. A lot of finish checking and chipping is present throughout the body. The finish is worn from the back of the neck exposing the mahogany. There is a footprint around the toggle switch from a past switchwasher. There are finger indents in the fretboard, most notable on the treble side near the 2nd fret. Various other nicks and dings exist. |
| Serial Number: | A21518 |
| Tech Notes: | Currently, set up with 10-gauge wound 3rd strings. low action, and optimal neck relief. The frets are small showing light play wear. The replaced frets are a slightly different size. -- The serial number and electronics date this Gibson from 1955. |