Epiphone Zenith 1934

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Epiphone Zenith 1934 The Zenith was marketed as one of Epiphone’s “student” models throughout its long production run. First introduced in 1931-32 as a very small bodied 13 5/8” archtop it was enlarged to 14 ¾” and then to 16 3/8” by the later 1930’s. All had carved spruce tops but were first introduced with laminated maple backs giving way to laminated walnut backs and a size increase to 14 ¾” by 1934. This transitional example has an early 1934 serial number and has the newer walnut back but is still built in the earlier 13 5/8” size. The unusual greenish color looks that way due to fading over time. Under the pickguard is revealed a darker olive-brown color that indicates something closer to how it might have looked when it was new. Courtesy of D. Buettner

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