| 1930 Recording 4
With hand-carved tops and premium
woods Epiphone advertising proclaimed this of the Recording Series
guitars:
"In the hands of and artist it
portrays every musical expression in the exact shade of tonal color he desires...
the positive ultimate in beauty, quality and tone."
Pages from an era relevant Epiphone
catalog have been included here.
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| Detail |
Material |
Notes |
| Top |
Hand-Carved
Spruce |
Sloping cutaway on treble
side |
| Body Binding |
Pyralin |
Ivory and Black 3
ply |
| Back |
Birds Eye Maple |
Arched Back |
| Back Binding |
Pyralin |
Ivory 3 ply |
| Sides |
Maple |
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| Rosette |
Pyralin |
Circular 14-ply |
| Pickguard |
Celluloid |
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| Headblock |
Mahogany |
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| Top Inner Bracing |
Spruce |
X-Bracing |
| Kerfing |
Mahogany |
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| Headstock |
Maple |
Rear has plastic veneer
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| Veneer |
Plastic |
Ivory with painted
flowers |
| Tuners |
Banjo |
Planet, Patent
Pending |
| Worm Gear |
Brass |
Enclosed 4:1
ratio |
| Buttons |
Ivory |
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| Neck |
Maple |
V-Contour, joined at 13th
fret |
| Nut |
Bone |
1.73" width |
| Frets |
Nickel Silver |
20 Medium Jumbo
Frets |
| Fingerboard |
Rosewood |
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| Inlay |
Celluloid |
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| Binding |
Pyralin |
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| Trussrod |
None |
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