l have otwin its from 1950 according to the original owner. he bought it in 1950 brand new. it looks to have been the first electrified. its a studio model. the back and sides are heavily flamed the back is two piece and book matched the top is figured and all is solid hand carved to order.its in its original case its a 17 inch cutaway jazz . it sounds great l have been a collector for a long time and one time gibson dealer and this one l have kept. every guitar maker has made something that was not satisfactery this is not one of them.