A Truetone L21 'Tobacco Sunburst' acoustic guitar, inscribed by…
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A Truetone L21 'Tobacco Sunburst' acoustic guitar, inscribed by Les Paul, circa 1960s, American made, with a nitrocellulose 'Tobacco Sunburst' finish, double bound ply body with bolt-on neck, nickel tailpiece, height adjustable rosewood bridge with rosewood base, three screw plastic pickguard, ebony stained fingerboard with block inlays, three-on-plate machine head with white plastic buttons, together with a soft case with silver lining, inscribed by Les Paul 'To Russell, call me and I'll help you tune this mother. (Not playable). Accompanied by a letter from Russell Crowe stating his ownership. Provenance: Mr Russell Crowe, Sydney

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  • Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.

    The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.

    Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.

    It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.
  • Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.

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