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JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, 1950
JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, 1950
JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, 1950
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JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, 1950
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JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 1950

AN ARCHTOP GUITAR, EXCEL CUTAWAY

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JOHN D’ANGELICO, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 1950
AN ARCHTOP GUITAR, EXCEL CUTAWAY
The logo D Angelico / NEW YORK and Excel inlaid at the headstock, stamped D Angelico / NEW YORK / 1835 internally on the back, the top of spruce, the back and sides of curly maple, the neck of maple, the bound ebony fingerboard and ebony bridge both with pearl block inlay, the sunburst finish later, with original hardshell case
Overall length: 42 in. (106.7 cm.)
Length of back: 20 3⁄8 in. (51.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

If we rely on the published shop ledgers of John D’Angelico, 409 Excel model guitars were built between about 1935 to 1960, making it the most popular model D’Angelico produced. Of this number only 85 are listed as Cutaway until June of 1957 when the nomenclature Cutaway disappears. With the solid preference of the cutaway-body among jazz guitarists, by the mid-50s it would be safe to assume that all or most subsequent Excels were cutaways. This example, number 1835, was delivered on March 4, 1950, and sold to the name Fariello.

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