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1966 Epiphone Triumph A-412

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Serial #: 848259 Body size at lower bout: 17 3/8" Scale length: 25 1/2" Neck width at nut: 1 19/32" Neck depth: 1st/10th frets: .78/.95

Finish: Original Cremona sunburst finish, nitrocellulose lacquer type.

Materials: Solid carved, bookmatched Sitka spruce top; arched slab-cut maple back and sides; solid one-piece Honduras mahogany neck; Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with diamond mother of pearl inlay; adjustable compensated Brazilian rosewood bridge, pearl peghead inlay, three-ply top binding, bound back, fingerboard, and headstock.

Hardware: Original hardware includes nickel plated Kluson Deluxe tuners and chrome Frequensator tailpiece; adjustable truss rod and cover. Correct style 5 ply bound tortoise pickguard with Kent Armstrong Handwound PAF floating pickup, volume and tone controls and 1/4" jack.

Notes: The Epiphone Triumph (A-412) was introduced in 1949, and made by Gibson in Kalamazoo from 1959 to 1968. The guitar combines the acoustic tone of a true carved top with the slim, fast neck of a thinline electric. The Triumph was equivalent in specifications and price to the Gibson L-7C, and made side by side by the same craftsmen. An extremely rare model, only 32 examples of the sunburst acoustic Triumph were made in 1966. The solid quarter-sawn carved spruce top shows tight grain, and produces a bright tone with great snap and projection.

The deep Epiphone cutaway (2 frets more than L-5) allows unrestricted access to the uppermost reaches of the fingerboard. Most remarkable of all is the neck itself, with an exceptionally slender profile reminiscent of the Gibson ES series of the 60's. The slim neck and immaculate frets makes it ideal for fast soloing and chord melody work, and perfect for the player unwilling to wrestle with a bulky traditional neck profile. The Kent Armstrong Handwound PAF floating pickup is our longtime favorite: the gold standard of jazz pickups, adaptable to either nickel or bronze strings.

At just 5lb 13oz, the guitar is notably lightweight, and well balanced on the lap or the strap. Carefully maintained in fine shape, the instrument is without cracks or repairs, and remarkably free of pick, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear, with a few scattered lacquer dings, and some normal checking in the original dark sunburst finish. A true acoustic vintage jazz guitar that combines rarity and affordabiity in one attractive package. One only, call now.

Setup: The frets have been inspected and adjusted as necessary; bridge height adjusted; bridge compensation set; string slots at nut and bridge inspected and recut as necessary; bridge foot contour inspected and fit to top as necessary; bridge radius inspected and recurved as necessary; bridge wheels and tuners lubricated; fingerboard and bridge oiled; body and neck cleaned and hand polished.

This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel roundwound strings. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 4/64" to 5/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.

Case: Deluxe black plush lined hardshell case.

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