Radiotone Archtop Guitar, Gibson L5 copy, old; where were these made and when?

Sep 01, 2006 by Ben G | Posted in Blues

The guitar is probably around 50 + years and is doing well, so clearly made.

Try searching for harmonycentral, or find the name Teisco Del Ray on the web. This is probably not a "Teisco you've noticed, but who knows, you might get closer. Is it a lock on the neck and if so, remove the neck and look in the cave there, that could at least tell you if it was made in the USA

1939 AL VIOLA'S Gibson L-5 00996

Weighs 5.80 lbs. and has a nut range of just over 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Carved neat top with two-piece book ...

MY WAY PHIL X WAY!! 1939 Gibson L-5 Al Viola 00996

www.frettedamericana.com Al Viola's 1939 Gibson L-5 - Arguably the most illustrious L-5 in the world. Al played this guitar for over forty years ...

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