This
is John Fahey's 1939 Recording King, Ray Whitley model, a rare
flat top Jumbo, produced by Gibson for one year only. Made of
Brazilian Rosewood, it's the guitar known best for having
produced the famous "Fahey sound".
Please
click image to read the story and see a progressive pictorial
account of its remarkable restoration, the accomplishment of
Mr. Fred Sheppard of Green Bay, Wisconsin
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