Type: SemiHollow Body. Made in USA. Model produced from 1961. End of manufacturing in 1973. 1100 units have been built. Dual Cutaway shape. Usual location of the serial number: Written on an oval sticker into the body, visible from a f-hole..
Head bound with crown logo. Tuning machines: sealed, Kluson?.
Neck Set Neck. 22 frets. The neck is made of Mahogany. The fingerboard is made of Rosewood. The neck is bound. The fingerboard is inlaid. (broken trapezoids).
Body Hole(s). (2 unbound f-holes). Bound body. Body is made of Maple. This model has a pickguard. (raised, black , 3-ply).
Electronics Configuration: HH. Volume controls: 2. Tone controls: 2. There is a pick-up selector. The pick-up selector has 3 positions. This model has active electronics.
Hardware nickel. Bridge: fully adjustable, on a rosewood base. Stop/tail part: trapeze piece with a piece of wood inserted, covered by an engraved plate with showing Barney Kessel, and a losange logo. | 
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