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This auction is for a set of two reproduction prints from the original 1955 U.S. Patent drawings for the Gibson Les Paul model guitar.
Ted McCarty, then president of Gibson, filed his application for this patent with the United States Patent Office on January 21, 1953. By this time, the original Les Paul model guitars had been introduced and deemed unplayable due to the bizarre system that had the strings wrapping under the bridge, making palm-muting virtually impossible, among other things.
His solution is described in the present patent drawings, showing two possible arrangements for combined bridge and tailpiece assemblies with the strings wrapping over the top of the bridge. The design shown on page one is recognizable as being progenitor to the bridge/tailpiece used on many current Paul Reed Smith models.
In addition to the new bridge/tailpiece design, this Les Paul model is notable for its P-90 'Soapbar' pickups. By the end of the decade, these had been replaced with the now classic 'Patent Applied For' PAF humbuckers.
Both drawing sheets from the archives of the United States Patent and Trademark Office are included in this auction and they will each be provided 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!
I combine shipping on multiple print set orders: Additional print sets ship FREE!
  
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