1952 Gibson acoustic guitar... (interest, rock, guitars)

[JJ1987]

This gibson guitar is acoustic and is supposedly a 1952 but I think it might be 1937 because of the number inside the guitar. Z 362 26 but the Z looks like it wasn't there originally. It's a 4 string also. Any ideas as to what year it might be?

[miu]

Why don't you contact Gibson directly to ask them this question?

[Ashley83]

If it's an archtop it sounds like a 1952 Gibson TG-50. If the Z doesn't belong then you're right, the numbers make it a 1937.

List some features, such as: color, fingerboard inlays, bound or unbound body, number of frets, etc.

In any case, tenor guitars are very hard to sell. Rock n roll rendered them obsolete.

[thatguydownsouth]

Nothing, give it to me.

[JohnMN]

I was on a trip once and stopped at a small farm auction. Nothing of interest and I was about to leave when the auctioneer announced that since the rain had passed they would bring that unadvertised Gibson guitar out of the house shortly. It turned out to be an Arch Top 4 string tenor missing all the strings and of course the bridge was gone. Otherwise solid with a straight neck and very little fret wear, no case. I took it home for $60 thinking it must be worth many thousands. However-- Like Ashley83 says, tenor guitars don't grab much interest. I sold it on eBay several years ago, several bidders, but only $895. All my guitar friends said the same thing--- it sure would be a shame to butcher it up, BUT---- it would be fun to put a 6 string neck on it and see what it sounds like.