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1948 catalog 195? catalog

Specifications: Cutaway. Body width: 475 mm. Body length: 555 mm. Body depth: 85 mm. Hand carved top & back. Romanian spruce top. Mahogany, walnut or flame maple back & sides. 6-ply bound top with 4-ply bound f-holes. 4-ply bound back. 5-ply bound pickguard. Mahogany neck with non-adjustable T-shaped duraluminum truss rod. Triple-bound headstock with engraved perloid inlay. Triple-bound ebony fingerboard with engraved perloid block inlay. Grover Sta-Tite style tuners. Gold plated hardware. Sunburst (1) or natural (1N) finish. Ten year warranty. Also available with a Wingtone pickup (1950 Levin catalog). Electro Wingtone pickup (shown here with a Model 2 Solist pickguard). Introduced: ca November 1947 as a replacement for De Luxe. Earliest known example: 193702 (1947) 194399 (1947) - (repaired pickguard) 194463 (1947) - (added pickup, later bridge) 204096 (1948) - (added pickup) 204097 (1948) 204862 (1948) - (added pickup, changed bridge wheels) 211016 (1949) - (added pickup, repaired pickguard) 211368 (1949) 2200xx (1949) 220498 (1949) 227889 (1950) - (repro pickguard) 231953 (1950) - (later bridge) ca 1950: Large bridge thumbwheels. 258594 (1951) - (added pickups & switch, repro pickguard) 258412 (1951) - (added pickup) 258678 (1951) 266289 (1951) 266527 (1951) - (missing pickguard) 266744 (1951) 271225 (1951) 281432 (1952) 291178 (1952) - (added pickup) 313586 (1954) - (added pickups) 318248 (1954) - (added pickup) 324060 (1955) - (refinished, repro pickguard) ca 1957: Adjustable truss rod. Latest known example: 367868 (1958)