A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each instrument will be donated to "The BMI Foundation, Inc., for the John Lennon Scholarship Found" which supports music education.
  • John Lennon "1965" Casino MSRP - $2,995
    A faithful reproduction of John's beloved Vintage Sunburst Casino as he purchased it in 1966.
  • John Lennon "Revolution" Casino MSRP - $2995
    In 1968, Lennon decided to "strip" the finish of this Casino. This is a faithful reproduction of his Casino with a "stripped" natural finish as it was then and as it remains today.
Featuring the following specifications ...
* Original Body Shape - Mid '60's Kalamazoo, Michigan tooling specs
* Body Materials - 5-layer (Maple/Birch/Maple/Birch/Maple)
* Top Contour Bracing - Spruce with original relief spacing and depth
* One piece Mahogany neck with 14 degree grain orientation
* Rosewood fingerboard with .62" thick pearloid, parallelogram fret markers
* Original Fingerboard support spacer height, .071"
* Neck shape (elliptical - Neck joint at 16th fret
* Neck binding covers fret-ends
* Scale - 24.750"
* Original Nut material "Corian" - 1.687" width
* Headstock Logo, mother of pearl - inlay thickness, .062"
* Larger original style headstock - 17 degree pitch
* "Gibson-Factory" electronics
* Nickel-Plated "dog-eared" P-90 Pickup Covers with original pole spacing
* Switchcraft, 3-way toggle with old style black washer

* Nickel ABR Bridge with nylon saddles
* Nickel "Gibson-Factory" hardware
* Vintage style case with stroud
* Stamped with John's original serial number
* Hand-numbered inside label with "1 of xxx"
* Color/Finish
    "1965" Vintage Sunburst, Nitro Cellulose lacquer over white body binding
    "Revolution" stripped Natural, Nitro Cellulose sealer finish over white body binding
* Machine Heads
* 1965" Nickle
* Revolution" Gold Grovers * Both Available in May 1999.

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