American Solid Body Guitar, Lloyd Loar and the Vivi Tone Company, Kalamazoo, 1933

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American Solid Body Guitar, Lloyd Loar and the Vivi Tone Company, Kalamazoo, 1933, labeled VIVI TONE GUITAR, PATENT APPLIED FOR, NO 47, MANUFACTURED BY, VIV TONE COMPANY, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, the bound plywood top, the mahogany "plank" with ivoroid cap, the laminated mahogany and ivoroid neck, the bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl eyes, the ebony bridge, length of back 18 7/8 in., with case and connecting cord.Sold with insurance appraisal by Gruhn Guitars, Nashville, December 6, 1996, listing provenance and description of additional parts added by Mr. Lloar.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

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