Vintage photo: Alvino Rey playing Eddie Lang's Gibson L-5

[AndyV]

[Greentone]

Great photo. Snazzy Gibson.

[JFranck]

great photo, strange Super 400 headstock inlay on a 16' L5 !

[AndyV]

Rey apparently had a wider neck installed by Gibson so that explains the headstock.

[nopedals]

1940s L7 tailpiece?

[P.J.]

Great photo. Snazzy Gibson.

Snazzy photo of a Great Gibson!

[wintermoon]

85254 Alvino Rey - Gibson L-5

[ccroft]

That nut looks huge! The strings seem almost parallel.

Side note: someone just bought his '35 Super 400 from Joe V for some serious $$. The listing is near the bottom of the instrument page under 'On Hold/Sold'. Another impressive instrument played by Alvino.

[gitman]

Looks like the neck for a classical guitar - NOT inviting for guys like me who like to use their thumbs on the bass strings ....

[wintermoon]

1940s L7 tailpiece?

mid 30s L-5

[garybaldy]

Old thread but interesting article.
Serial Number: 85254 Alvino Rey (prewargibsonl-5.com)