1930 Gibson Marshall Special
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The Gibson Marshall Special was built in 1930 for Lilian G. Marshall, a Hawaiian guitar teacher and orchestra leader in Hartford, CT.[1][2]
The body style is the same shape and size as the Gibson L-00 with a 12-fret neck joint. Unlike most L-00 style guitars built as other brands the Marshall Special has an X-braced top. The bracing is the lightest of any Gibson flat-top guitar ever made.[citation needed] The top of the guitar is painted with a tropical volcano scene. The fingerboard and headstock are covered in pearloid and have geometric designs silkscreened as position markers. he Marshall Special is considered one of the rarest Gibson-made models with only two known examples in existence.[citation needed] The musician Steve Earle reported that he owns one of these two guitars.[3]
Further reading
[edit]- Gruhn, George; Carter, Walter (1999), Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, Backbeat, p. 307
References
[edit]- ^ Fox, Paul (2011), "The Other Brands of Gibson", Centerstream, pp. 38–39
- ^ Bacon, Tony (2012-03-01). History of the American Guitar: 1833 to the Present Day. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-4768-5637-7.
- ^ "Fretboard Journal Podcast #250". www.fretboardjournal.com. May 2019.