Appraisal: 1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Group
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Appraisal: 1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Group
In Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3, Drew Winn appraises a 1954 Gibson Les Paul standard guitar group.
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Appraisal: 1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Group
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In Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3, Drew Winn appraises a 1954 Gibson Les Paul standard guitar group.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: This was my dad's.
When he got out of the army, he went into a music shop in Alton, Illinois, and purchased this guitar.
APPRAISER: Okay.
What we have here is a 1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard in a gold top finish.
Right here... is where the serial number is.
GUEST: Yes.
Stamp?
Yeah?
APPRAISER: That four is going to be indicative of 1954.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: And the numbers that follow are going to be production number, that sort of thing.
GUEST: Okay.
APPRAISER: This is a fixed arm Bigsby.
This is a very uncommon tremolo and not very often seen factory.
GUEST: Oh.
APPRAISER: This is usually a modification made later, but this is actually factory original Bigsby.
You can tell it's been played.
I mean, it's got a little bit of wear, but overall, I mean, it's a very- it's a very clean example.
In the condition that it's in...and it's very clean, there's no breaks, I would put a retail estimate of, uh, $45,000 on this one.
GUEST: Is that right?
APPRAISER: Yeah.
GUEST: My dad would have been pleased to know that for sure.
Yeah.
APPRAISER: Yeah.
GUEST: Yeah.
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 24s | Appraisal: 1857 Queen's Cup Ascot Race Trophy (3m 24s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 8s | Appraisal: 1873 W. G. Chamberlain Photo Album (3m 8s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 48s | Appraisal: 1958 Ludwig Bemelmans 'Rio' Watercolor (3m 48s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 27s | Appraisal: 2nd - 3rd Century C. E. Roman Glass Bottles (2m 27s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 44s | Appraisal: American Satsuma Box, ca. 1910 (2m 44s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Elvis Presley Military Archive, ca. 1960 (2m 23s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 18s | Appraisal: German Wax Doll with Original Dress, ca. 1890 (2m 18s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 39s | Appraisal: Japanese Russet Iron Namban Helmet, ca. 1800 (2m 39s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 29s | Appraisal: Mike Disfarmer Portraits, ca. 1940 (3m 29s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 16s | Appraisal: Neal Walters Circus Poster & Woodblocks, ca. 1950 (3m 16s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 2m 34s | Appraisal: Omega Seamaster 300 Wristwatch, ca. 1965 (2m 34s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 25s | Appraisal: Platinum & Thai Sapphire Ring, ca. 1935 (3m 25s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 3m 26s | Appraisal: Winchester Single W Cartridge Board, ca. 1890 (3m 26s)
Preview: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3
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Preview: S29 Ep3 | 30s | Preview: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Hour 3 (30s)
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Clip: S29 Ep3 | 1m 33s | Owner Interview: 1873 W. G. Chamberlain Photo Album (1m 33s)
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