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For those Tal Farlow admirers, this is basically a NOS condition “ Hutch period” guitar with all original paperwork and certificate of authenticity. The nut is 1.700, scale 25-1/2 and neck is straight. Action is .075 from 12th fret to bass side and .065 to terrible side - when measured from fret top to underside of string. There is perhaps a couple of tiny marks , no more or less than you’d find on a new Gibson in a showroom - and some light marks on pick-guard.
The guitar comes with two saddles. I prefer the rosewood saddle and that’s what is present on the guitar. The guitar has that deep throaty vibe typical of a Gibson laminate, and currently strung with TI 12’s.
Asking price is $5000 ( will entertain respectful offers) plus shipping. Payment by Certified / bank check or wire transfer only. This sale is limited to USA residents only- no international sales.
If you’d like a hands on video , I can provide that by sending me a pm. The video will be sent via WhatsApp or cell phone text.
Thanks for looking.
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04-12-2026 01:12 PM
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A few more pics
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A superb sample and the color many consider the one and only. GLWTS!
I'm on the wrong side of the pond and have a 2011 Tal already, so my interest is purely academic. Do you find a big difference between the TOM and rosewood bridges? I'm considering the latter for a mellower tone but fear to lose authenticity.
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Beautiful QAman!
GLWTS
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Gitterbug,
Originally Posted by Gitterbug
Thanks for the wishes. I find the rosewood bridge produces a rounder, fatter tone - which I prefer over the brighter tone of the TOM.
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Thanks Sky- always great to hear from you. Originally Posted by skykomishone
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Lovely guitar! I wonder if the person that writes the label thinks it's a bit silly writing 'GUITAR' on it!!
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I was going to ask the same question. I'd like to install the latter. Can anyone recommend a seller / retailer for a TAL. Apologies for veering from the sale. But made up for it by sending you a buyer with the link, or trying to. Love the color tone on this TAL. Mine is the same, 2002. Originally Posted by Gitterbug
Last edited by tomvwash; 04-12-2026 at 05:37 PM.
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To make sense of that statement, I'd need to know what country you reside in. Originally Posted by QAman
Probably, but he was aware that they'd fired the guy who would sometimes follow the word "Style" with: Lute, Mandolin, Sitar.... etc. Originally Posted by garybaldy
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Don't know if you say this over there but in the UK we say 'Head down, ar$e up'!! Woe betide if you wrote sitar in a mandolin! Originally Posted by Mick-7
If I was sick of the job I'd probably put something like death metal or avantgarde.
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With response to this inquiry:
QUOTE=Mick-7;1458728]To make sense of that statement, I'd need to know what country you reside in.
USA
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Beautiful Tal,these are such great guitars.As i have gotten older,some days i prefer a shorter scale neck but the neck on my Tal never seems to bother me,one of the most playable guitars ever made.GLWTS.
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Stevie,
I just noticed this. That’s is a really beautiful guitar. Everytime I owned a Tal and sold it, I came to regret it. The color of yours is my favorite color guitar ever. I like that lemonburst LeGrand you had too. Man you sure know how to pick em.
Best of luck with the sale. That’s a guitar that Gibson should have continued building. It really is beautiful.
Joe D
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Stunning!
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Joe, Originally Posted by Max405
Great to hear from you bud ! This Tal is a beauty , and the Lemonburst Legrand is indeed a trophy and still in my possession. You’re always welcome to come by and play them. Next time you visit your sister swing by.
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That is one of the very best looking Tals I have ever seen.
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Cunamara, Originally Posted by Cunamara
That was my feeling when I acquired this one. The color is strikingly beautiful. Thanks for kind words.
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Hi, what is the color scheme of the Tal Farlow, it's always hard to tell from photos.
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Hi, I have a question. The serial number on the guitar is registered to a guitar made on August 26 2023. Any idea as to why it has that serial number.
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It's a 2003, on the Hutch label. And it's Viceroy color tone. Originally Posted by COMatt
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Actually this is an original 60s Viceroy brown Tal. Originally Posted by tomvwash
Unless Gibson is calling the op's guitar Viceroy brown I think it's is a different color.
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Right, that's always been unclear to me. I have the same TF and sold to me as Sunburst. I was going by this, partially: Originally Posted by wintermoon
Actually this is an original 60s Viceroy brown Tal. Unless Gibson is calling this new guitar Viceroy brown I think the op's Tal in this thread is a different color.
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I believe the color must be Ice Tea, since it has that orange tint to it.
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Reverb lists the available finishes as the following. QAmans is the sunburst.
Finish:
Natural
Sunburst
Viceroy Brown
Wine Red
Year: 1986 - 2015
Here's another sunburst:
Gibson Custom Shop Tal Farlow Hollowbody Archtop | The Music Zoo
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The serial number indeed reflects a 2023 shipped guitar. Originally Posted by COMatt
While Hutch signed labels can predate shipping serial numbers by a few years as is the case with my L5 1934 Reissue, a twenty year gap between construction in the custom shop and allocation of a serial number when the guitar was shipped is very puzzling. Was this Tal Farlow misplaced for some reason?
Edit. Further research shows that Gibson changed their numbering system for carved top models in that for guitars after 2000 the first digit in the serial number would be a 2 and not a 0.
Can someone tell me what a 2011 serial would look like?Last edited by Chezdeluxe; 04-24-2026 at 03:34 AM.
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