£12,000 - £14,000
1952 Gibson Les Paul Stopbar with Tune-o-Matic conversion electric guitar, made in USA; Body: gold top finish upon mahogany back, top with lacquer checking and other minor dings, buckle scratching, dings and other blemishes to back and sides, original trapeze holes to body end; Neck: repair with 6" inset reinforcement strip, refinished; Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood with pearl crown position markers; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working, replacement caps and re-soldering; Hardware: stop bar/Tune-o-Matic conversion, loss to gold plating, replacement Schaller tuners, replacement strap buttons, replacement jack plate, replacement switch tip; Case: non-original hard case; Weight: 4.19kg; Overall condition: fair
*Ex lot 78, Guitars That Made History - The James Morgan Collection, Dore & Rees, Frome, 16th March 2022
**James Llewellyn Morgan, known for his work with The George Hatcher Band and Stan Webb's Chicken Shack, valued this guitar as a key part of his Gibson collection. It was regularly played and maintained, with setups carried out by luthier Graham Noden.
***Sold with domestic non-transferable CITES A10 certificate (Please note: International export will require further CITES paperwork at buyer cost)
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