1928 Gibson L-4

Jim Ward brought a 1928 Gibson L-4 to the KC Guitar Show.

Aside from being in great condition for a guitar that is approaching 100 years old,

It gives us a chance to see the changes Gibson made over the years to an important model.

The L-4  tag was given to many Gibson archtops. The first one was introduced in 1911. It had an oval sound hole with 12 frets. In 1928, like the one we held, the sound hole was switched to the round shape with 14 frets. In 1935, they switched to F-holes.

This was about the time when “The Gibson” logo became “Gibson.”

We got to see one in person.

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