L7-C Acoustic ArchtopThe Custom L-7C Acoustic Archtop is the only pure acoustic archtop ever built at Gibson?s shop in Bozeman, Montana. This beautiful instrument?made under the direction of Gibson?s master luthier Ren Ferguson?is based on Gibson?s L-7 archtop of the late 1940s, offering the easy playability of a rounded Venetian cutaway, the huge sound of a 17-inch body, and the affordability of simple ornamentation.
Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and Split Parallelogram Inlays
The fingerboard of Gibson?s Custom L-7C Acoustic Archtop is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson?s team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The L-7C?s split parallelogram inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and are inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn?t require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge?instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neck, Gibson Acoustic?s rolled edge is slightly beveled for an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing the playability of the L-7C.
Body Tonewoods (back, sides and top)
The body of the L-7C Acoustic Archtop is molded from the body design of Gibson?s fabled J-200, but with ?F? holes instead of the regular soundhole found on most acoustics. The top of the L-7C is made from beautiful AAA-grade Engleman spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from AAA-grade Eastern curly maple, giving it all the deep, rich tone expected from a 17-inch body. Selecting the right wood, and the formula to dry it out, are two of the most central procedures to Gibson?s guitar-building process. Beginning with its first catalog in 1903, Gibson has assured its customers that every guitar would be built using woods with ?the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities,? and today?s guitars from Gibson Acoustic are no different.
Bracing
Every acoustic guitar made by Gibson features hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing inside the body, a feature normally found only in limited run, hand-made guitars. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing the instrument?s sound projection. The lightweight bracing pattern inside the Custom L-7C Acoustic Archtop is a recreation of the acoustic archtop ?X? bracing used by Gibson in the early 1900s. Like the bracing inside Gibson?s famed Super Jumbos, the archtop ?X? bracing pattern is constructed to support and strengthen a very large surface, thus allowing the top more freedom of movement and focusing the sound toward the center of the body. The result is maximum sound projection, and Gibson?s incomparable acoustic tone.
Hardware
Bridge Rosewood Arch-top Adjustable
Tuners Gold Vintage Keystone
Pickguard Black Elevated
Neck
Species Mahogany
Profile Traditional V
Scale 24 3/4"
Angle 3 Degrees
Peghead Angle 17 Degrees
Peghead Inlay Mother of Pearl Logo and Crown
Nut Bone
Nut Width 1.725"
Joint 14th Fret
Case
Case Exterior Black Custom w/ Logo
Case Interior Purple
Finishes
Vintage Sunburst $6,903