Reproduction Prints of the 1976 U.S. Patent
for the Gibson Les Paul Signature Guitar

Launched in 1973, the Les Paul Signature was Gibson's final attempt at finding acceptance for low -impedance pickups. Finished in vintage gold and featuring an ES-style thinline body and dual outputs (one low-impedance jack on the face of the guitar and a normal, high impedance jack in the usual location), I believe that a variation of this body shape was resurrected a few years ago for a spruce-topped model from the Gibson Custom Shop.

Filed in September of 1974, this patent was awarded on July 27, 1976 to Stan Rendell (who had been made President of CMI's Gibson operation in 1968) and was assigned to then-current Gibson parent company, Norlin Music.

A very rare and unusual Gibson and certainly a nice item for display by the Les Paul fanatic.

Consisting of two drawing sheets, the entire design patent is included in this auction, printed in black on  artist quality, acid-free, 60-pound parchment style paper as shown above.

Prints are 8.5" by 11.0" (21.6 by 27.9 cm) in size and are ready to frame for display. 

They are packaged in archive-safe, acid-free sleeves and shipped flat in a stiffened mailer to ensure safe arrival.

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It's not possible to illustrate the quality of these prints on a web page!

These are the finest available reproductions of the original patent drawings. They are prepared using documents that I personally obtained from the United States Patent Office that I have painstakingly restored to ensure gallery-grade image quality.

If for any reason you are not happy with these prints, return them to me and I will refund the amount of your winning bid. Check my feedback; these prints really are great!

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