Mint 60s All Original Gibson ES-140T Travel Guitar

Mint 60s All Original Gibson ES-140T Travel Guitar

Price: 760.0
HERE'S A SUPERB 60S ERA GIBSON ES-140T ALL ORIGINAL IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THIS GUITAR WAS IN THE CLOSET OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER FROM THE 60S UNTIL I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR TO ADD TO MY COLLECTION OF TRAVEL, 3/4 SIZE GUITARS.  I'VE SINCE DECIDED TO SELL THIS COLLECTION. THE FINISH ON THIS ES140 IS NEAR 100% (THERE IS A VERY MINOR HAIRLINE CHECK IN THE FINISH IN THE CUTAWAY). THERE ARE A FEW DINGS IN THE TOP RIM LOWER BOUT.  IT'S A BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT. THE ORIGINAL P90 IS PERFECT AND SOUNDS GREAT. THE NECK IS STRAIGHT, ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD LIKE NEW AS ARE ALL THE FRETS.  THE TOP OF THE ROD BROKE OFF, HOWEVER ALL NOTES ARE PRESENT BUT FOR A BUZZ ON D FRET 15 AND JUST A SLIGHT BUZZ ON G AND A FRET 15.  PLEASE LOOK AT THE YOUTUBE LISTED BELOW FOR COMPLETE  DETAIL. THANK YOU FOR BIDDING. GOOD LUCK. NOTE BY NOTE DEMO ON YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k505xI1gf7U&feature=youtu.be   On Sep-26-12 at 06:41:02 PDT, seller added the following information: THIS ES140 IS THE THINLINE MODEL - THE RIM IS 2" WIDE. On Sep-27-12 at 10:40:46 PDT, seller added the following information: IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN ES140 DO NOT MISS YOU CHANCE TO BID ON THIS BEAUTY. YOU CAN OWN IT FOR A DISCOUNT! BOOK VALUE FOR ES140T CAN BE FOUND ON: http://vintage-guitars.blogspot.com/2005/12/gibson-es-140.html Gibson Es-140t ( 1957-1968 )3/4 Archtop electric guitarIn 1957 gibson introduced the gibson es-140t which was more or less the same guitar as the original es 140 but with a thinline body ( see pic ) and a gold decal logo , they were made only in sunburst finishes ,some few natural finishes were available starting from late 1958 and are worth a little more , gibson es-140t guitars were discontinued in 1968 .Vintage Price Value :1957-1968 > $1500 to $1900Avg Upward Trend of 14% a year since 2000 COLLECTORS FIND GIBSON SERIAL NUMBERS FROM: http://www.gibson.com/Files/downloads/bluebook/GibsonSERIALNUMBERS.pdf THE RELEVANT EXTRACT FOR MINE IS: In 1961 Gibson started a new serial number system that covered all instrument lines. It consisted of numbers that are impressed into the wood. It is also generally known to be the most frustrating and hard to understand system that Gibson has employed. The numbers were used between the years 1961-1969. There are several instances where batches of numbers are switched in order, duplicated, not just once, but up to four times, and seem to be randomly assigned, throughout the decade. In general though, the numbers are approximately as follows: APPROXIMATE YEAR SERIAL RANGE Phone Number0 1962 42441-61180 1963 61450-64220 1964 64240-70500 1962 71180-96600 ... Click for more info
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