Description:
Epiphone De Luxe Archtop Guitar, c. 1946, serial no. 55543, with original hardshell case.
Provenance: The estate of J. Geils.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Refret, shimmed nut, case staining to finish, slight gap at neck heel, minor symmetrical cracks to sides, open top crack at center seam under tailpiece, warped pickguard, partially reglued back center seam.
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