Amazing original piece from the first year the 1959 Gibson Es-175 was reintroduced in 2005, all original in fantastic condition, with its original box and papers. The ES-175 has long been the world's most popular jazz guitar, the 1959 ES-175D from Gibson Memphis captures the most desirable incarnation in its truest form. Body: The classic fully-hollow single-cutaway design Fingerboard inlays: Rosewood with split-parallelogram inlays Construction: Neck joint and top braces attached with hot hide glue Fingerboard binding: Rolled for superb playing comfort Truss rod: Historic truss rod Pickups: Two MHS humbuckers Finish: VOS treated nitrocellulose lacquer Top Back Top Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple Pieces: 3-Ply Grade: Vintage Plain Binding: Tan Back Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple Pieces: 3-Ply Density: Vintage Plain Binding: Tan Rims Species Wood: Maple, Poplar, Maple Pieces: Single Grade: Vintage Plain Weight Weight Relief: Hollow body construction Average Weight (body only): 1.4084 kg / 3.105 lbs Materials Used Glue: Hot Hide glue for braces, Franklin Titebond 50 for rims Etc.: Mahogany Headblock & Tailblock, Quartered Adirondack Spruce braces, Fabric rim stays Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The sound waves resonate within the hollow airspace of the Maple veneered Body, around the F-holes, and throughout the solid glue joints. Body Contour Carve: ES-175 (Hollow) Neck Wood Species: Mahogany Pieces: 1 Details Truss Rod: Historic Profile: Soft "C" Thickness at Fret 1: 21.717 mm / .855" Thickness at Fret 12: 25.40 mm / 1.000" Other Materials: Assembly 65 glue Average Weight: 471.7361 g / 1.040 lbs Peg Head Type: SP-1 Inlay: Mother of Pearl Crown Peg Head Binding: None Logo: Mother of Pearl "Gibson" Silkscreen: None Headstock Angle: 17 degrees Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The wood, construction, and headstock pitch all contribute greatly to the tone, aiding this guitar's exceptional sustain and depth, and yielding a resonance that can be felt right through the body Neck Fit Joint Angle: 4 degrees Joint Angle Tolerance: 0 deg 0 min 15 sec Type: Mortise and Tenon Adhesive: Hot Hide Glue Gauges Used: Pitch Height Gauge Nut Style: White Material: Nylon Width: 4.3282 cm / 1.704" Slots: E: 1.4935 mm / 0.0588 inches A: 1.1735 mm / 0.0462 inches D: 0.9068 mm / 0.0357 inches G: 0.6668 mm / 0.02625 inches B: 0.4267 mm / 0.0168 inches e: 0.3200 mm / 0.0126 inches Fingerboard Wood Species: Rosewood Pieces: 1 Shade: Dark Fingerboard Details Radius: 30.48 cm / 12 " Frets: 20 Nut/End of Board: 4.3282 cm / 1.704" @ nut, 5.588 cm / 2.200" @ end of board Scale: 62.865 cm / 24.75" Binding: Tan Side Dots (Color): Tortoiseshell Fingerboard Inlays Style: Split Parallelogram Material: Aged Celluloid Dimensions: Large: 31.75 mm x 21.59 mm / 1.250" x 0.850" Average Weight: 138.3457 g / 4.880 oz Style: MHS Humbucker MHS Humbucker Winds/Coil: Screw side/Slug side: 4900/5100 5200/5400 Material of Wire (gauge): Enamel (42) Enamel (42) Coil Dimensions (per coil): 6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68 " 6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68" Coil Material: ABS ABS Coil Winding Process: Scatter Wound Scatter Wound Pole Piece Material: Nickel plated steel Nickel plated steel Pole Piece Position from Nut: 47.4218 cm / 18.670" 59.5173 cm / 23.432" Slug Material: Nickel plated steel Nickel plated steel Slug Dimensions (diameter x length): 4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187" x .489" 4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187" x .489" Magnet Material: Alnico III Alnico II Magnet Position from Nut: 48.26 cm / 19" 58.42 cm / 23" Magnet Dimensions: 6.35 cm x 1.27 mm / 2.5" x 0.5" 6.35 cm x 1.27 mm / 2.5" x 0.5" Polarities: Screw side is the south pole of magnet Cover: V.O.S. Nickel plated Qfactor: 3.21 ResistanceDC: 7526 ohms Resonant Frequency: 2859.84 Hz