Gilchrist - Model 5 - 24

Build Year: 1997
Serial: 97371

Sunburst F5 with flowerpot inlay.

Red Spruce Soundbard with tone bars
Sugar maple back sides & neck
2 piece back
Flat ebony fingerboard w/24 frets
Spirit varnish w/hand stained sunburst
Pearl logo w/ flowerpot inlay
Ivoroid binding w/black/white purfling
Hand engraved hinge tailpiece
Silver plated hardware
Screw-on pickguard fastener
Waverly tuners w/pearl buttons
Scale length 13.9"

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