Gibson ES-175D Guitar - 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia For Sale

VINTAGE GIBSON ES-175D MID TO LATE xxxx.THE DESCRIPTION I AM GIVING IS FROM AN APPRAISAL FROM GRUHN GUITARS .DECSIPTION SERIAL NUMBER A xxxx6 .WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION, SURFACE FLAWS,BY THE FLORETINE CUT-AWAYS,AND BY THE SELECTOR SWITCH .THE LABEL IS DIRECTLY BELOW THE F HOLE,ON THE ARM REST AREA OF THE BODY ,THE LABEL SHOWS THE FOLLOWING INFO STYLE-ES-175-D,NUMBER A xxxx6 AND THE PHOTO OF THE LABELI TRUST IS FINE.TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE,THIS GUITAR IS IN VERY FINE CONDITION,THE BINDING,THE MACHINE HEAD ALL OF THE BODY/JOINTS.INCLUDING THE TRAPEZE,AND THE STRAP BUTTON,UPON INSPECTION OF THE PHOTOS WE NOTE THE PICKGUARD IS MISSING.A GRETSCH BUTTON HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE SIDE OF THE BODY,AND THE INSTRUMENT AS SET UP WITH A TUNE-O-MATIC BRIDGE SADDLE MADE DURING THE xxxx,S .WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ITS ORIGINAL CASE.IT SHOWS MODERATE PLAYING WEAR BUT APPEARS TO BE ORIGINAL WITH THE EXCEPTIONS NOTED .IT CONFORMS TO THE TYPICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE MODEL FOR THE PEROID IN WHICH IT WAS MADE ,WITH 16-WIDE FULL-DEPTH HOLLOW BODY CONSTRUCTED OF LAMINATED MAPLE,POINTED FLORENTINE CUTAWAY.MAHOGANY NECK,BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD WITH WHITE BINDING AND PEARLOID PLASTIC PARALLELOGRAM INLAYS.GIBSON AND CROWN SHAPED PEARL PEGHEAD INLAYS,WHITE BINDING ON THE TOP AND BACK EDGES OF THE BODY,CLEAR(NATURAL) LAQUER FINISH (SUNBURST FINISH WAS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN OPTION ON THIS MODEL ).TWO PATENT APPLIED-FOR-HUMBUCKING PICKUPS WITH BLACK PLASTIC FRAMES,CLEAR TOP YELLOW BONNET-SHAPED TONE AND VOLUME KNOBS,AND THE NICKEL-PLATED METAL HARDWARE.THIS IS A FINE QUAILITY INSTRUMENT SUITABLE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ON STAGE OR IN THE STUDIO.THIS IS WHAT GRUHN SAID ABOUT THIS GUITAR WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID I PLAY GUITAR THE NECK IS ONE OF THE STRAIGHTEST NECKS I HAVE EVER SEEN,THIS GUITAR WAS FOR OVER 35 YEARS WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED.