H1415 - Patrician
Acoustic archtop - Top with a contrasting central panel
Production year(s) : 1940-1954 (other years possible, not verified)

Spruce top with mahogany central panel. Early models (-1950) have a fretboard with contrasting woods. Late models have a fancier headtsock with vine motif.

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Top wood	Spruce and mahogany
Body wood	Mahogany
All solid woods

Scale

25"1/4

642 mm

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• in2bluzzzz - 2005-12-21
  I just bought this model from Ebay, but I thought it was an older model, because of the rosewood tailpiece. The number on the inside reads 1412H1415, can't find a date number. The headstock is laminated pickguard material but with straight lines in the middle (like a cross), not the vines (or whatever that is..) Block inlay on fingerboard. I was told the tailpiece, bridge, and fingerboard were brazilian rosewood (by a trusted luthier) but can't verify. I would love to date this guitar. I have some good pics to show.
• François (webmaster) - 2005-12-22
  The wooden tailpiece usually indicates a war-period guitar (industry was missing metal at his time), so a 1944 model.
  I would love to add pictures if you send them...
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• Ozarkana Jon - 2007-03-02
  I have one of these and it is an excellent sounding and playing guitar. Mine is a 1947 model but it has Kluson tuners on it instead of the normal stock models. I have heard that these models were actually made by Gibson...any truth to that?
• Crash - 2009-05-27
  I save my 1260 from the garbage heap (free)had a bad reglue job on the bridge. I had it done right at my local music store whose repairman is more than competant. At51yrs old I decided to learn guitar and this instument keeps me practicing every day . (54 yrs old now ) It's nice to see I don't have to buy a better guitar