Gibson Acoustic

For
auction is one (1)
 Gibson CJ - 165 E Rosewood acoustic six string
guitar.

I purchased this beautiful
hand
made Gibson CJ - 165 Rosewood acoustic guitar
new in 2007 for a
studio
project. This guitar is in near mint / excellent condition. With
no
scratches, dings or finish blemishes. If you have a knowledge of the
Gibson
brand then you will know what fine acoustic guitars they
build. If you are not aware
off these finely crafted hand built
instruments then you should do your due diligence's
and a great
place to start is at:

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Support/AboutUs/

And here you can see a Gibson listing for the CJ - 165

http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Video/Gibson%20Acoustic%20CJ-165/
 
She
is truly a high quality handmade instrument that plays
beautifully and has the
magical perfect tones that one expects from guitars built by master
craftsmen. With
her all Solid wood construction, Indian Rosewood
back and
sides, tight grained premium
Sitka Spruce sound board and wide
scalloped X bracing, her set in Mahogany neck with
rose wood finger
board complete with mother of pearl parallelogram inlays, she will steal

your heart, while soothing you with her magical tones. This guitar
is truly a players delight
and a fine collectors investment.
 
There
are many more photos of the guitar at:

http://www.viral4u.com/ebay/cj165.html

Known

Specifications:

Model: Gibson CJ - 165 Rosewood.

Year of manufacture:  Gibson's Bozeman Plant, Montana
                                   
January 12th. 2007
                                   
Production #: 44

MSRP: $ 3171.00 US

Color: Vintage Sun Burst finish.

Top:   Premium Sitka Spruce.
       
Sides:  Premium Indian Rosewood.

Back:  Premium
Indian Rosewood.

Neck:  Set in neck. Mahogany.

Nut: Bone Nut.

Binding:  4 Ply top and Single ply back.
            
Finger Board: Solid African Ebony with mother of pearl parallelogram inlays.

Headstock: Gibson Name and Logo MOP Inlay.
 
Frets:  14 to body. Total 19.

Nut Width: 1.725" (43.81 mm).

Scale

Length:   24.75" (628.6 mm)

Bridge: Traditional Gibson Ebony
with white pins / abalone dots .

Rosette:  Abalone Rosette.

Saddle: 
Compensated Tusq: .

Body Length: 18.5" (469.9 mm)

Upper Bout: 11" (279.4 mm)

Waist:
9" (228.6 mm)

Lower

Bout: 15" (381 mm)

Body Depth: 4  5/8 "  (115.6 mm)  Lower body
pin end

Tuners:  Enclosed Grover Rotomatic Gold Tone

Pick
Guard: Gibson Pick Guard not installed.

Strings:  Note these are the original strings. I
have not changed them as they
              still sound bright and
quite beautiful and have very little play time.

Electronics:  Active electronics with sound hole mounted volume
control Factory installed.

Case: Original
Gibson Premium Hard shell case.

Guitar Condition: This
instrument is in excellent to near mint condition ( 9.9 out of 10)
          
with no dings, scratches or pick marks. I used her for one recording
session and
          

since then I have kept her stored as an investment.

Case Condition: The OHSC is in great
condition  9.5 out of 10

Conclusion:

This
beautiful handmade Gibson CJ - 165 E features all solid wood
construction and
with her small body and great playability for the finger picker and flat
picker she will surprise you
with her volume and great tone. She is a really beautiful players
instrument and will make a fantastic
investment for the collector or stage worthy companion for the
performer.

Sites of Interest:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/product/Gibson/CJ-165+Rosewood/10/1

NOTE:
This item is listed for sale locally so I reserve the right to
discontinue the auction at any time.
Please read the terms of
sale before you make a bid.

Terms and Conditions of Sale:

1: Payment must be received from the winning bidder within 48 hours of
the end of the auction.
2: Bidders must have a minimum of ten eBay
transactions with positive feed back to bid.
3: Any bidders with negative feedback need to email the seller before
bidding.
4: PayPal is the only way that payment will be accepted.
5:

Shipping will be by UPS or USPS and the winning bidder must pay all
shipping and insurance fees.
   Guitar must be insured for the full purchase price for shipment.
6:

Item will only ship to within the 48 states of the USA.
7: Item will
only ship to the winning bidders PayPal confirmed street address.
8:
Item will only ship once funds have cleared my bank.
9: No second
chance offers. ( So beware of the cheats out there.)
10: All sales are final so please ask any questions before bidding.
11:

No international bidder's unless you have your own shipping agent in
the US.
     Must contact seller with details and get permission to
bid.

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