Lot Essay
Sold with original bill of sale of John D'Angelico, dated January 1954 and DANELECTRO Amplifier, model Twin Fifteen
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BY JOHN D'ANGELICO, NEW YORK, 1952, MODEL 'NEW YORKER'
Details
a rare american archtop guitar
By John D'Angelico, New York, 1952, Model 'New Yorker'
Stamped internally J D'Angelico/1906, inlaid at the peghead D Angelico/New York/New Yorker, the maple back, sides, and neck of strong curl, the spruce top of medium grain, the bound ebony fingerboard with 'block' pearl inlay, the finish of a blond color, the length of back 21 3/16in, the width of lower bout 17 15/16in, with case (4)
By John D'Angelico, New York, 1952, Model 'New Yorker'
Stamped internally J D'Angelico/1906, inlaid at the peghead D Angelico/New York/New Yorker, the maple back, sides, and neck of strong curl, the spruce top of medium grain, the bound ebony fingerboard with 'block' pearl inlay, the finish of a blond color, the length of back 21 3/16in, the width of lower bout 17 15/16in, with case (4)
Literature
Akira Tsumura, Guitars, The Tsumura Collection, 1987, page 186