Gallagher 1982 Doc Watson Herringbone Dreadnought Guitar, Excellent

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This Gallagher 1982 Doc Watson Herringbone Dreadnought in natural is in excellent condition.  This is a really good sounding guitar that plays extremely well too.

It has a spruce top with binding, mahogany back and sides, a mahogany neck with a deep C profile, and an ebony fretboard. The finish, tuners, nut and bridge are all original, and it weighs 4 lbs 12 oz.

J.W. Gallagher was a furniture maker in Wartrace, Tennessee, and he built his first guitar in 1965. Doc Watson started playing a Gallagher G-50 in 1968, and that guitar, nicknamed “Old Hoss,” is the one you hear on Will the Circle Be Unbroken. In 1974 Gallagher built Doc a new guitar with a neck made to his specs, and that became the first Doc Watson model. It has the 1-3/4" nut and herringbone trim Doc liked, and it’s the most recognized guitar the company makes. This one dates to 1982, when J.W.’s son Don was running the shop, so it comes from the early years of the model. It’s a big, balanced flatpicking dreadnought, and it’s easy to hear why Doc stuck with these!

There is a small crack at the end of the fretboard on the bass side. It comes with what we assume is the original case, which is in very good condition.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Color: natural
• Finish Original?: yes
• Finish Condition: good
• Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
• Has Truss Rod: no adjustable truss rod
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Nut Width: 1-3/4"
• Neck Thickness At 1st Fret: .915"
• Neck Thickness At 10th Fret: .975"
• Fretboard Radius: 14"
• String Spacing At Bridge: 2-1/4"
• Body Length: 20"
• Lower Bout: 15-3/4"
• Waist: 10-7/8'
• Upper Bout: 11-1/2"
• Body Depth/Thickness: 4-7/8"
• Overall Length: 40-3/8"
• Pickguard Color: tortoise shell
• Pickguard Original?: yes
• Strap Buttons: yes
• Neck Material: mahogany
• Neck Profile: deep C
• Neck Condition: excellent
• Neck Repairs: none
• Tuner Brand And Model: Schaller
• Tuners Original?: yes
• Changes To Headstock For Tuners?: none
• Truss Rod Cover: none
• Nut Original: yes
• Nut Material: bone
• Nut Repairs: none
• Inlay: none on fretboard
• Fretboard Material: ebony
• Fretboard Condition: excellent
• Fretboard Repairs: none
• Fret Condition: very good
• Fret Repairs: none
• Fret Count: 20
• Top Material: spruce
• Top Condition: very good
• Top Cracks: crack at end of fretboard bass / side
• Top Repairs: none
• Top Binding: yes
• Top Binding Condition: very good
• Back & Side Material: mahogany
• Back & Side Condition: excellent
• Back & Side Repairs: none
• Back & Side Binding: yes
• Bracing Material: spruce
• Bracing Condition: excellent
• Bridge Wood: ebony
• Bridge Original?: yes
• Bridge Condition: excellent
• Bridge Pins: plastic faux bone with abalone dot
• Saddle Material: bone
• Saddle Original?: ?
• Saddle Condition: excellent
• Pickup System: none
• Case Original?: probably
• Case Condition: very good
• Case Smells?: none
• Accessories Included: none
• String Gauge: 12-53
• Action 1st String At 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Action 6th String At 12th Fret: 3/32"
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none

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