| Matt Munisteri’s 1930 Gibson L-5 Guitar |
Matt Munisteri’s 1930 Gibson L-5 Guitar
Matt Munisteri talks about one of his 1930 Gibson L-5 guitars in this video. He discusses the history of the L-5 a bit and how he acquired this particular instrument from TR Crandall Guitars in Manhattan. The guitar had been owned for many years by someone who lived just a few blocks from Matt’s grandfather in Brooklyn, and when Matt had some work done on it he discovered that the great archtop guitar maker John D’Angelico had most likely worked on the guitar, probably replacing the frets, refinishing it, widening the f-holes slightly, slimming the neck, and replacing the fingerboard and tailpiece. It’s serial number is only seven digits away from his main guitar, another L-5, which he’s played since 2000. Matt also talks about some of the other guitars favored by early jazz players and finishes by playing the early jazz classic “Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time.”
