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GIBSON FLATTOPS 1948 - 1961

Here is a table depicting Gibson production numbers for flattop guitars produced between 1948-1961.

Production Numbers

Model '48 '49 '50 '51 '52 '53 '54
J-45 1309 1213 1383 1520 1383 1800 1481
J-45 ADJ - - - - - - -
J-50 683 358 428 794 825 1212 1081
J-50 ADJ - - - - - - -
J-160 E - - - - - - 456
J-185 - - - 66 137 119 97
J-185 N - - - 11 24 32 31
J-200 146 88 64 131 112 152 158
J-200 N 20 23 37 73 89 49 92
CF-100 - - 325 364 182 167 133
CF-100 E - - - 241 250 164 111
SJ 439 462 617 674 768 1008 697
SJ N - - - - - - 15
Country Western - - - - - - -
Hummingbird - - - - - - -
'48 '49 '50 '51 '52 '53 '54


Model '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61
J-45 1432 1382 1211 478 627 241 283
J-45 ADJ - 384 931 794 1102 1255 1381
J-50 942 1058 976 339 343 143 145
J-50 ADJ - 93 478 581 727 708 731
J-160 E 487 377 286 187 179 144 141
J-185 59 65 71 34 0 - -
J-185 N 17 59 33 35 28 - -
J-200 90 102 126 80 97 110 73
J-200 N 41 59 93 51 75 57 52
CF-100 115 122 140 84 47 - -
CF-100 E 103 132 117 84 55 - -
SJ 532 586 607 265 384 279 230
SJ N 498 - - - - 488 347
Country Western - 813 719 371 679 - -
Hummingbird - - - - - 156 595
'55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61