Gibson 1965-1969 B25N Acoustic Guitar in Good Condition with Chipboard Case

Ser# 950480  This a great example of a early Gibson Parlor Guitar with a period case.   The action is tight and the neck joint is solid (see pics).
Has 1 5/8" Nut 

While the company’s B series guitars first appeared in the early 1960s, Gibson’s small-body guitars go back many years and a number of notable guitarists from Robert Johnson to John Hiatt have played them.

Gibson’s first flattops were introduced in 1926 as part of their L series, and many variations were produced through the 1930s. In the early 1940s, World War II affected the availability of raw materials—arguably like no other point in time—and this included wood for building guitars. By 1942, spruce boards that were wide enough for making guitar tops were becoming increasingly scarce, so Gibson designed a guitar that was 2” narrower than their SJ or J-45 models to utilize more readily available wood. Gibson also had a new style of neck they wanted to introduce across all their lines. This new series became the LG series.

Fast-forward to 1962 when, for reasons unknown, Gibson switched many of their LG models over to the new B series. While essentially still the same, the differences between the two series ranged from cosmetic (new 3-ply binding) to important (a new plastic bridge). This screwed-on plastic bridge found on the B series remains a major discussion point amongst purists, because on many guitars the plastic bridge would crack and often cause the belly of an instrument to warp. That’s why a number of B-series guitars have replaced bridges and/or repaired tops, so one should be sure to double-check this when looking at one.

The B-25N featured a spruce top, laminated mahogany sides, a mahogany back, a rosewood fretboard with 14 frets clear of the body, dot inlays, 3-on-a-plate tuners, and the aforementioned plastic bridge. The scale length is 24 3/4", the lower bout (body width) is 14 1/4", the body length is 19 1/4", and the body depth is 4 1/2". It was available with a sunburst finish (B-25) or a natural finish like your B-25N. Other original-run B-series models included the B-15 (1967–1970), B-20 (1971–1972), B-25 3/4-scale (1962–1968), B-25 12-string (1962–1977), the B-45 12-string (1961–1979), and even a tenor version called the TG-25 (1962–1968).