A 1950s Artur Lang archtop guitar in natural finish. Owned and played by Randy Bachman, who has sold 40 million records worldwide as a member of The Guess Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and as a solo artist. One of the finer examples out of Randy’s collection of mid-century German archtop guitars.

Artur Lang was one of the most well-respected builders of the period, producing only around 800 guitars from 1949 to the early 1970s. His guitars often have an engraved metal headstock faceplate with “LA” branding followed by a musical note, solid wood construction, and excellent build quality.

This guitar features a maple neck with a bound 22-fret rosewood fretboard, a white string guide nut with zero fret, and parallelogram inlays, and an engraved metal headstock overlay. A carved spruce top with f-holes, maple back and sides, surrounded by multi-ply binding, with 2 strips of white binding and a central strip of shell on the sides. Ebony bridge, harp tailpiece, with a faux tortoise shell pickguard.

Includes hardshell case.

PROVENANCE From The Collection of Randy Bachman

Guitars & Instruments, Randy Bachman