GIBSON INCORPORATED

AN ARCH-TOP ELECTRIC GUITAR, STYLE L-5P, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1940

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GIBSON INCORPORATED
AN ARCH-TOP ELECTRIC GUITAR, STYLE L-5P, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1940
Labelled Gibson GUITAR, Style L-5/Number 96515 is hereby/Guaranteed against faulty workmanship and materials. Should/this instrument..etc. Gibson Inc./Kalamazoo, Michigan/U.S.A., and bearing the factory order number 1343F 6, length of back 20 7/8 in (530mm) sold with later case and a black and white photograph of Mottola recording with this guitar (3)

Lot Essay

In his notes of 1987 and 2000 Tony Mottola writes that this guitar was originally custom made for Charlie Christian. After the death of Christian, Mottola purchased the guitar from Eddie Bell, Gibson's New York agent. He states it is the electric guitar most used throughout his career and can be heard on numerous early recordings.

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