RichardC

Upon a closer look, the L12 serial number starts with EA, not ES. Thank you for providing this information. Much appreciated.

I’m interested in purchasing a vintage Gibson L12. The seller says it’s a 1939 model. The serial # looks like ES 5211. I can’t find the serial # on line. How can I verify the year it was made? ( I took an iPhone photo of the inside label but it’s too big to attach)

It appears to me archtop guitars are overall decreasing in popularity. As the original owner of a 1965 ES175D, 1999 Gibson Legrand and early 60's Kay archtop, I was wondering if forum members agree with my assumption. I work part time at a local Guitar Center and do not see many customers interested in a quality archtop. Mostly Fender Strats and Tele's and Gibson or Epiphone Les Pauls. All good guitars, but not that quality premium archtop I've liked for so many years. Your thoughts?