1936 Gibson Roy Smeck Stage De Luxe ON HOLD
1936 Gibson Roy Smeck Stage Deluxe in very good condition. Tom converted this Roy Smeck to Spanish style. The process involved: neck reset, neck reshaping taking the nut width down from 2 1/8" to 1 13/16", adding a 1/2" aluminum square tube to stiffen the neck, filled and recut bridge for saddle compensation and fretting. The neck finish is a spot on match of the original done using the same techniques as Gibson used in this time period. The neck reinforcement makes for a stiff neck that will not bend from string tension. The material we use has the same mass as the wood removed and does not color the sound. This Smeck was constructed with a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a Brazilian rosewood bridge, and a mahogany neck with a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. The neck was reshaped to a “C” shape and has a width of 1 13/16" at the nut, a depth of 0.90” at the first fret, and a depth of 0.95” at the ninth fret. The guitar has a 24 3/4” scale length and weighs 3.8 lbs. This Gibson has a big, well balanced sound and responds well to both finger and flatpicking. Comes with a non-original hardshell case.
