Les Paul prototype recording model, serial no. 001
Object type: Les Paul prototype recording model, serial no. 001
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: American
Artist: Gibson
Artist bio: American, founded Kalamazoo, Michigan 1902
Artist role: Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American
Date: 1982
Medium: Mahogany, maple, rosewood, metal, plastic
Dimensions: Length: 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm)
Width: 13 in. (33 cm)
Depth: approx. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Weight: ~9-10 lbs.
Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted
Credit line: Gift of Perry A. Margouleff, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2020
Accession year: 2020