1960s-70s Crown 639 Acoustic Guitar

Vintage Japanese Gibson J-35 copycat, possible solid wood build

Despite the fact that I've been a guitar hawk for the better part of three years now, I hadn't come across many other Crown acoustic guitars since the classical featured a couple of years ago and this was the first one that I had seen locally since then. This one at least has a model number, but there is still zero information available about this guitar.

It seems to be a solid top and the guitar is about twice as heavy as any other that is currently mingling in the collection. There are no specs that can be found, so the "possible solid wood build" in the abstract is pure speculation. It is not labeled a Crown Professional, but the logo inside is very similar and the abalone inlays on the fretboard look to be of good quality.

There are some other features that stand out on the neck. For one, its a bit rounder than most and also thicker right where the headstock begins to arch back a little. It sounds super nice as well and I'm especially liking what is happening on the low end. The Carlos 240S and this now give me two really nice solid tops to record with and this one could be pushing 50 years old...

Thanks for looking, more high-resolution photos here.