1960 Gibson C-6 "Richard Pick" Classical Guitar

Overview: The C-6 was the fanciest classical Gibson was making at the time and it's one of their earliest "artist endorsement" guitars. Richard Pick was a popular instructor when these were made and so he got his name right in the soundhole on this model.

It sounds terrific and now that work's been done it handles beautifully. The simple, large rosette mirrors the Brazilian rosewood found on the back and sides and gives it more of a small-shop, custom-guitar look than its factory, Gibson nature would suggest. The neck is, per the usual, wide and a bit chunky as you'd expect of a classical.

This was in for local repair (rather than sale) but because the model is on the rare side, I've gone ahead and gathered all of the stats for posterity.

Repairs included: This guitar looked like an easy project but spiraled into mild chaos before it got done. The main ladder-brace below the soundhole needed replacing (it had split and would not go back together), the bridge got a reglue (as I recall), and it needed a ton of annoying fretwork -- the board was ski-jumped at the end so poor Jose had to pull the frets, sand it down into the plane of the rest of the board, and then fit them back in -- and then the usual setup and adjustments. Jose did all of this and it's now playing like a ding-dong champ.

• Weight: 3 lbs 10 oz
• Scale length: 25 3/8"
• Nut width: 2"
• Neck shape: medium oval D
• Board radius: flat
• Depth at first fret: 0.84"
• Depth at seventh fret: 0.92"
• Body width: 14 1/4"
• Body depth: 4"
• Top wood: solid spruce
• Back & sides wood: solid(?) Brazilian rosewood
• Bracing type: fan
• Bridge: rosewood
• Fretboard: ebony
• Neck wood: mahogany
• Action height at 12th fret: 3/32” overall (fast, spot-on)
• String gauges: normal tension
• Truss rod: non-adjustable
• Neck relief: straight
• Fret style: wide/lower

Condition notes: This one appears to be original throughout (save a replacement main brace), though I'm not sure about the finish on the back of the neck which is more of a satin (like an LG-0's finish) than gloss like the rest of that. Perhaps that was a feature, though? It does make the neck feel better in inclement weather to have it satin on the rear.