UNRESERVED. Serial#: 1669. John D'Angelico, one of the finest independent guitar builders of the 20th century, birthed a keystone model that he dubbed the "New Yorker." This was an elaborately-decorated instrument, made of the most select woods and built on a large platform measuring approximately 18" in width. The New Yorker came with a multi-ply headstock border with ivoroid binding, three-ply bordered f-holes, and white-black purfling under the fingerboard. A split-block fingerboard inlay, gold-plated hardware, and the famed headstock inlay reminiscent of the Chrysler Building above the nut gives this guitar its trademark look.

D'Angelico instruments were strictly handmade and in limited quantities. Although D'Angelico's guitars were made to regular specifications and standard catalog descriptions, they were often built to suit the specific requirements of the customers who ordered them, and this close relationship between the luthier and the customer was one of the most appealing factors to musicians of the day.

VG; slight playing wear on the neck on low E string between 1st and 4th frets; normal wear and tear, slight finish checking, slight dings on back of the headstock