Gallagher G-50 Mahogany Acoustic Guitar

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The first Gallagher guitar was made in 1965.  It was designated model G-50 because J. W. Gallagher was 50 years of age.  A G-50 used by Doc Watson from 1968 to 1974 has been on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee since 1975. This guitar was used on all of Doc's recordings on Flying Fish except one.

   The G-50 is still a favorite.  It features select quarter-sawn African Mahogany back and sides and a stika spruce top. The sound hole and top purfling are black-white wood strips.  The body and headstock are bound with ivoroid.  The  ebony fingerboard is unbound with pearl dots. The finish is highly polished

Top: Sitka Spruce
Back and Sides: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony Unbound
Bridge: Ebony
Finish: Natural Gloss
Purfling: Black/Wite/Black
Binding: Ivoroid
# of Frets Clear: 14
Nut and Saddle: Bone
Trussrod: Adjustable
Voiced Bracing: No
Body Width: 15 5/8
Body Depth: 4 7/8
Neck Width at Nut: 1 11/16
Total Length: 40 3/4