1969 Gibson Byrdland Florentine SOLD

The Gibson Byrdland was introduced in 1955 at the request of Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, two top session guitarists who wanted full archtop tone, but in a more comfortable thinner body and a shorter scale length - 23.5 inches, rather than Gibson's standard 24.75 inches - to allow easier access to complex chords fingerings. It was the first of Gibson's thinline archtop guitars.

This 1969 Gibson Byrdland features the pointed Florentine cutaway; at various times the Byrdland has been available with either the Florentine or the rounded Venetian cutaway. In 1969, both were available.

See an example of a 1969 Gibson Byrdland with Venetian cutaway here

This guitar is in original condition with the exception of the pickguard. The original case is included.