Guitar Idenification

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Wild -- I can tell it's not a Gibson and it appears to be a metric bridge. That's about all I've got...
 
My guess is it's a hobby builder's project, since there's no name on it. Is there any kind of serial number? Nicely done inlay work. How does it play?
 
There are certain tell tale things that tell me it is hobby built. More close up of the detail work would confirm. Particularly the binding at the waist, the mitres and the fret work. The top could also possibly have been a strip down as it is unlikely that a visible mismatch join would be seen on a pro build. The arching also looks a little off for an experienced archtop guy... Inlay work is good and general build looks well executed..
 
Should have left the "flame" inlays off it, I reckon.

Looks like a panel van... :D
 
YanKleber said:
Just a luthier Les Paul guitar.
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A practicing luthier would be unlikely to use a top like that with an off centre mismatched join and then spend considerable time and effort doing that much inlay on it.
 
Alos note the heel construction. That is not the way a working luthier would present his work... It looks to me as if a neck has been grafted onto a LP body that has been stripped down. Off centre joins are common on solid colour LP guitar tops. The binding on the back waist is also a little off. Better resolution and detail pics would reveal more.

As I say it all looks well executed but I doubt it is stock or luthier built..
 
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