Epiphone Blackstone 1939

Description
Specifications

This 1939 Epiphone Blackstone is a rare archtop with a fascinating provenance: it spent years in the Dutch Archtop Museum, where it was recognized as one of the finest examples from the model's early production years.

What you have before you is a guitar that has already proven its worth by years of museum display.

The Blackstone model was introduced in 1931, but this guitar reflects the refined specifications that became standard from 1937 onward. The combination of a large body with beautifully fretted maple back and sides and a two-piece carved spruce top testifies to Epiphone's ambition to build guitars that rivaled their European predecessors. The script logo and the characteristic diamond inlay on the headstock give this Blackstone its unmistakable identity from this period.

What makes this guitar special is the balance between authenticity and expert maintenance. The guitar has a repaired neck crack and has undergone a neck reset, a common procedure for instruments of this age that restores playability without affecting the original. The non-original pickguard is a logical consequence of decades of playing; such a part doesn't contribute to the sound but protects the top. The lacquer show weather checking and playwear, and the binding has some small cracks.

The Blackstone is known for its warm, balanced tone with ample projection for an instrument of this size. With its sturdy Soft V-neck and rosewood fingerboard, this guitar offers the playability modern players expect, while the vintage character visible in playwear and patina preserves exactly what makes these guitars so beloved by enthusiasts. All this makes the guitar a true player with a vintage soul, suitable for both the collector and the musician seeking authenticity without compromising playing comfort! The museum purchased the Blackstone in May 2010 online from Guitar Shack Inc, Streetsboro, Ohio.

Brand & Conditions
Brand	Epiphone
Condition	Very Good

Neck
Fingerboard Material	Rosewood
Nutwidth	45 mm
Fingerboard Radius	10"
Neck Material	Mahogany
Neck Profile	Soft V
Neck Details	White Binding, Parallellogram Inlay, Rosewood Headstock Overlay
Neck Thickness 1st Fret	23,7 mm
Neck Thickness 9th Fret	25,3 mm
Scale Length	645 mm - 25.4"

Body
Colour Family	Sunburst
Body Material	Flamed Maple
Finish	Sunburst
Body Depth	83 mm - 3.15"
Body Width	418 mm - 16.44"
Body Details	White Front and Back Binding, Bound Tortoise Pickguard, Cello Style F-Holes
Body Shape	Archtop
Top Material	Two-Piece Carved Spruce

Hardware
Tailpiece	Trapeze
Bridge	Adjustable Rosewood
Bridge String Spacing	53 mm

Miscellaneous
Travels in	Vintage Case

This 1939 Epiphone Blackstone is a rare archtop with a fascinating provenance: it spent years in the Dutch Archtop Museum, where it was recognized as one of the finest examples from the model's early production years.

What you have before you is a guitar that has already proven its worth by years of museum display.

The Blackstone model was introduced in 1931, but this guitar reflects the refined specifications that became standard from 1937 onward. The combination of a large body with beautifully fretted maple back and sides and a two-piece carved spruce top testifies to Epiphone's ambition to build guitars that rivaled their European predecessors. The script logo and the characteristic diamond inlay on the headstock give this Blackstone its unmistakable identity from this period.

What makes this guitar special is the balance between authenticity and expert maintenance. The guitar has a repaired neck crack and has undergone a neck reset, a common procedure for instruments of this age that restores playability without affecting the original. The non-original pickguard is a logical consequence of decades of playing; such a part doesn't contribute to the sound but protects the top. The lacquer show weather checking and playwear, and the binding has some small cracks.

The Blackstone is known for its warm, balanced tone with ample projection for an instrument of this size. With its sturdy Soft V-neck and rosewood fingerboard, this guitar offers the playability modern players expect, while the vintage character visible in playwear and patina preserves exactly what makes these guitars so beloved by enthusiasts. All this makes the guitar a true player with a vintage soul, suitable for both the collector and the musician seeking authenticity without compromising playing comfort! The museum purchased the Blackstone in May 2010 online from Guitar Shack Inc, Streetsboro, Ohio.

Epiphone Blackstone 1939

This 1939 Epiphone Blackstone is a rare archtop with a fascinating provenance: it spent years in the Dutch Archtop Museum, where it was recognized as one of the finest examples from the model's early production years.

This 1939 Epiphone Blackstone is a rare archtop with a fascinating provenance: it spent years in the Dutch Archtop Museum, where it was recognized as one of the finest examples from the model's early production years.

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