J. W. Gallagher Acoustic Guitars G-50 Model

G-50
Includes Hardshell Case

The first Gallagher guitar was made in 1965. It was designated model G-50 because J. W. Gallagher was 50 years of age. A G-50 used by Doc Watson from 1968 to 1974 has been on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee since 1975. This guitar was used on all of Doc's recordings on Flying Fish except one.
The G-50 is still a favorite. It features select quarter-sawn African Mahogany back and sides and a sitka spruce top. The sound hole and top purfling are black-white wood strips. The body and headstock are bound with ivoroid. The ebony fingerboard is unbound with pearl dots. The finish is highly polished.