GIBSON L-1 ARCHTOP Description
- carved spruce top, bound round soundhole, raised tortoiseshell pickguard, bound body, two-rope pattern rosette, birch back/sides, maple neck, 13/19-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, slotted peghead, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, available in Orange Top/Mahogany finish, mfg. 1903-1925.
This model was also produced with maple back/sides. In 1918, Brown finish replaced original part/design. In 1920, a five-ring rosette replaced the original design.