Gibson CF-100 Refinished, Plek'd & Factory Bridge Replacement W/ Hard Case 1950
Description
No sales tax for customers outside California.
The Gibson CF-100 doesn't get the attention it deserves, and the 1950 examples especially so. This is a first-year instrument — Gibson introduced the CF-100 in 1950 as the first cutaway flat-top acoustic guitar they ever built, and approximately 325 were shipped that year. The Florentine cutaway, the scalloped X-bracing, the Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays — all of it present and correct on this example. If you know what you're looking at, a first-year CF-100 stops you cold.
Here's some info on what this guitar is, and what it isn't. It has been refinished in sunburst — so if you're a strict originality collector, this one isn't for you. But here's what it is: a first-year Gibson CF-100 that has been thoroughly and professionally restored, plays better than original-finish examples I've had through the shop, and comes with a letter from Gibson documenting the factory bridge replacement. That letter establishes that the bridge work was done through Gibson proper, not a random shop repair, and it's the kind of documentation that should travel with the guitar for the rest of its life.
The restoration work is comprehensive and done right. The neck has been reset — critical on any vintage Gibson flat-top of this age, and the difference between a guitar that fights you and one that sings. It's been refretted and then run through a Plek machine, which means the fretwork is as accurate and consistent as it gets. The result is a guitar that plays effortlessly across the entire neck with excellent intonation, low action, and no dead spots. The scalloped bracing is intact, the top is solid, and the guitar sounds the way a small-body mahogany Gibson from this era should — punchy midrange, clear and articulate, with that slightly compressed quality that makes this size guitar so compelling for fingerpicking and light strumming alike.
The tuning machines are reproductions. There is a Fishman system installed, but it isn't working.
A hard case is included. For a player who wants a legitimate piece of first-year Gibson history that they can actually play every day without worrying about the finish, this is a rare opportunity. The refinish drops the collector ceiling on this one, but it doesn't touch what it sounds like or how it plays — and at the end of the day, that's what these guitars were built for.
Color: Sunburst, Refin
Weight: 4lbs 1oz
Top: Spruce
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoids
Frets: Original
Fret Count:
Nut: Original
Nut width: 1-9/16"
Scale: 24.75"
Radius: 12"
Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .88"
Neck thickness at 10th Fret: 1.35"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
Overall length: 38-1/8"
Body length: 19"
Lower bout: 14-1/4"
Waist: 9-1/2"
Upper bout: 11"
Body depth/thickness: 4-1/4"
String gauge: 12-53
Electronics?: Yes, Fishman - non functioning
Electronics Original? No
Pickguard: Original
Bridge: Non Original
Tuners: Original
Case: Non Original HSC
Notes:
Shipping policy:
There are two shipping cost options for purchases made on our site for these states and those to the east of them: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Select Standard shipping at checkout and your item will be shipped via UPS three-day-air. Select Economy shipping and your item will ship via UPS ground. For Reverb purchases, there is one cost option for these Eastern states and shipment will be made by UPS three-day-air. Shipments will require signature on delivery, no exceptions. If there is damage, the buyer must retain all packing materials intact and picture them immediately and send them to . Less than 1% of our shipments are damaged in transit, and we are committed to making sure your item arrives safely, but we are taking these additional measures to make sure you are happy with your purchase.
The Gibson CF-100 doesn't get the attention it deserves, and the 1950 examples especially so. This is a first-year instrument — Gibson introduced the CF-100 in 1950 as the first cutaway flat-top acoustic guitar they ever built, and approximately 325 were shipped that year. The Florentine cutaway, the scalloped X-bracing, the Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays — all of it present and correct on this example. If you know what you're looking at, a first-year CF-100 stops you cold.
Here's some info on what this guitar is, and what it isn't. It has been refinished in sunburst — so if you're a strict originality collector, this one isn't for you. But here's what it is: a first-year Gibson CF-100 that has been thoroughly and professionally restored, plays better than original-finish examples I've had through the shop, and comes with a letter from Gibson documenting the factory bridge replacement. That letter establishes that the bridge work was done through Gibson proper, not a random shop repair, and it's the kind of documentation that should travel with the guitar for the rest of its life.
The restoration work is comprehensive and done right. The neck has been reset — critical on any vintage Gibson flat-top of this age, and the difference between a guitar that fights you and one that sings. It's been refretted and then run through a Plek machine, which means the fretwork is as accurate and consistent as it gets. The result is a guitar that plays effortlessly across the entire neck with excellent intonation, low action, and no dead spots. The scalloped bracing is intact, the top is solid, and the guitar sounds the way a small-body mahogany Gibson from this era should — punchy midrange, clear and articulate, with that slightly compressed quality that makes this size guitar so compelling for fingerpicking and light strumming alike.
The tuning machines are reproductions. There is a Fishman system installed, but it isn't working.
A hard case is included. For a player who wants a legitimate piece of first-year Gibson history that they can actually play every day without worrying about the finish, this is a rare opportunity. The refinish drops the collector ceiling on this one, but it doesn't touch what it sounds like or how it plays — and at the end of the day, that's what these guitars were built for.
Color: Sunburst, Refin
Weight: 4lbs 1oz
Top: Spruce
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoids
Frets: Original
Fret Count:
Nut: Original
Nut width: 1-9/16"
Scale: 24.75"
Radius: 12"
Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .88"
Neck thickness at 10th Fret: 1.35"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 3/32"
Overall length: 38-1/8"
Body length: 19"
Lower bout: 14-1/4"
Waist: 9-1/2"
Upper bout: 11"
Body depth/thickness: 4-1/4"
String gauge: 12-53
Electronics?: Yes, Fishman - non functioning
Electronics Original? No
Pickguard: Original
Bridge: Non Original
Tuners: Original
Case: Non Original HSC
Notes:
Shipping policy:
There are two shipping cost options for purchases made on our site for these states and those to the east of them: Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Select Standard shipping at checkout and your item will be shipped via UPS three-day-air. Select Economy shipping and your item will ship via UPS ground. For Reverb purchases, there is one cost option for these Eastern states and shipment will be made by UPS three-day-air. Shipments will require signature on delivery, no exceptions. If there is damage, the buyer must retain all packing materials intact and picture them immediately and send them to . Less than 1% of our shipments are damaged in transit, and we are committed to making sure your item arrives safely, but we are taking these additional measures to make sure you are happy with your purchase.