1930 Gibson Marshall Special

1930 Gibson guitar August 2024 August 2024 thumb|upright|1930 Marshall Special The Gibson Marshall Special was built in 1930 for Lilian G. Marshall, a Hawaiian guitar teacher and orchestra leader in Hartford, CT.The Other Brands of Gibson Paul Fox Centerstream 2011 38–39 Bacon Tony https://books.google.com/books?id=41hMAgAAQBAJ&dq=1930+Gibson+Marshall+Special&pg=RA2-PA1912 History of the American Guitar: 1833 to the Present Day 2012-03-01 Backbeat Books 978-1-4768-5637-7 en The body style is the same shape and size as the Gibson L-00 with a 12-fret neck joint. Unlike most L-00 style guitars built as other brands the Marshall Special has an X-braced top. The bracing is the lightest of any Gibson flat-top guitar ever made.December 2019 The top of the guitar is painted with a tropical volcano scene. The fingerboard and headstock are covered in pearloid and have geometric designs silkscreened as position markers. he Marshall Special is considered one of the rarest Gibson-made models with only two known examples in existence.December 2019 The musician Steve Earle reported that he owns one of these two guitars.Fretboard Journal Podcast #250 https://www.fretboardjournal.com/podcasts/podcast-250-steve-earle/ May 2019 www.fretboardjournal.com Further reading Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars George Gruhn Walter Carter Backbeat 1999 307 References Category:1930 in music Category:Products introduced in 1930 Marshall Special