AMERICAN HOLLOW BODY ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC GUITAR BY JOHN D'ANGELICO
AMERICAN HOLLOW BODY ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC GUITAR
BY JOHN D'ANGELICO
NEW YORKER/EXCEL MODEL, SERIAL NUMBER 1916, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1953
The 'D'Angelico / New York / Excel' logo and model inlaid in mother-of-pearl to the headstock along with insets to the fingerboard. The maker's logo also engraved to the tailpiece and to the interior with the number '1916'. Fitted with a tortoiseshell style pick guard, a DeArmond pickup, volume and tone dials, and rhythm switch. With original hard shell case.
112cm long
PROVENANCE:
Originally made for Tom Di Bianco on 14th April 1953, and described as a New Yorker model in the D'Angelico register.
Condition:
Condition: Crazing to varnish overall. Minor dents and loses, consistent with age and use. requires servicing- corrosion visible to frets. pick guard replaced.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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AMERICAN HOLLOW BODY ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC GUITAR
BY JOHN D'ANGELICO
NEW YORKER/EXCEL MODEL, SERIAL NUMBER 1916, NEW YORK, CIRCA 1953
The 'D'Angelico / New York / Excel' logo and model inlaid in mother-of-pearl to the headstock along with insets to the fingerboard. The maker's logo also engraved to the tailpiece and to the interior with the number '1916'. Fitted with a tortoiseshell style pick guard, a DeArmond pickup, volume and tone dials, and rhythm switch. With original hard shell case.
112cm long
PROVENANCE:
Originally made for Tom Di Bianco on 14th April 1953, and described as a New Yorker model in the D'Angelico register.
Condition:
Condition: Crazing to varnish overall. Minor dents and loses, consistent with age and use. requires servicing- corrosion visible to frets. pick guard replaced.
The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice.
Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
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