strickland Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 i have a very nice L7 archtop guitar, i'm trying to find the value of it but don't know what year it was made. is there somewhere i can look this up by serial number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 i have a very nice L7 archtop guitar' date=' i'm trying to find the value of it but don't know what year it was made. is there somewhere i can look this up by serial number? [/quote'] Hi strickland, welcome to the website. I seem to be the archtop guy around, and I'd be glad to help ID your L-7. That's my '47 on the left of my avatar. You'll either need to post the information and detailed photos here on this website, or you can PM information to me direct and I'll see what I can dig up for you, I have a pretty extensive library of reference books on Gibson guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Do it here. We want to watch......... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 My main go-to guitar is an L7. Looking forward to seeing some pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertjohn Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Do it here. We want to watch......... Murph. Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumps Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Do it here. We want to watch......... Murph. seems like I've said that once or twice.... but 2+ - do it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I have had some private e-mail dialog with strickland about this guitar, and he did send some nice photos. Although he did not send a headstock photo or the serial number, he does have a very nice mid 40's L-7 with all it's original parts, even the pickguard. I guess it's up to him whether he takes his guitar, and our discussion, public. I say POST IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanC Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 So broadly what is an L7 worth? They look amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringo Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Try this website out. It should at least narrow it down for you with a little time and research. http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringo Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 The link I just posted doesn't work unless you copy and paste or type it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 So broadly what is an L7 worth? They look amazing! A realistic selling (or buying) price in todays market is between $2500 - $3000. Prices for the "advanced body" L-7 topped out about 6 months or a year ago around $3500. As with eveything else in the current US economy, values are down. If I were buying, I would start my offer a little over $2000. If I were selling, I would be seriously considering any offer over $2500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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