Sold for:
$127,000
$127,000
American Electric Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1959, Model Les Paul Stand ard, Serial Number 9 1227, the mahogany back and neck, the painted headstock with GIBSON pearl inlay and LES PAUL silkscreen logo, the bound rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid pearl inlay, the carved two-piece maple top of medium flame, the tune-o-matic bridge and later stop tailpiece, the double-coil humbucking pickups, the cherry sunburst finish, length of back 17 3/8 in. , with later case. Provenance: An alumnus of Albert King.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2005-10-16
