A Near Mint Polaris White 1964 Reverse Firebird III…

This incredibly rare 'Polaris White' 'Reverse' Firebird lll guitar weighs just 8.40 lbs. and has a huge nut width of just under 1 3/4 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Neck-through-body construction with two-piece mahogany center section and two glued-on wings. Mahogany neck with a medium profile and bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Individual Kluson Banjo-style tuners with rearwards metal tulip-shaped buttons. Two "patent number" mini-humbuckers with perfectly matched outputs of 6.35k and 6.38k. Three-layer (white/black/white) plastic pickguard with eight screws and "Firebird" emblem engraved in red. Combination bar bridge/tailpiece with pre-set ridges and two adjustable intonation screws. Factory Gibson short Vibrola tailpiece with tubular arm and 'walrus tooth' handle. All parts nickel-plated. Housed in its original four-latch rectangular black hardshell case with yellow plush lining (8.50). Note: We do have some reservations about the 'all-over originality' of the finish on this guitar. Polaris White is one of the most difficult colors to authenticate - and many examples that we have seen have had 'touch-up's" to the finish even before leaving the factory. This guitar shows perfectly well under ultra-violet light, all of the solder-joints appear to be original - all of the parts are original and the guitar looks to be in near mint condition - however the two points that worry us are: 1. more 'orange-peel' in some areas and 2. more paint than usual in the impressed serial number on the back of the headstock. One thing that we can safely say is that this is an original Polaris White guitar and not a re-finished 'Sunburst'.