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The first Gallagher guitar was made in 1965. It was designated model G-50 because J. W. Gallagher was 50 years of age. A G-50 used by Doc Watson from 1968 to 1974 was on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee from 1975 till 2008 and now resides at the Gallagher Shop. Check out some shop visitors playing Ol Hoss on the Gallagher youtube channel. Ol’ Hoss was used on all of Doc's recordings on Flying Fish except one and is the guitar famous for being on the Will the Circle Be Unbroken Album.
The G-50 is still a favorite. It features select quarter-sawn Mahogany back and sides and a stika spruce top. The sound hole and top purfling are black-white wood strips. The body and headstock are bound with ivoroid. The ebony fingerboard is unbound simply adorned with pearl dots. This is the guitar for those basic needs of tone, playability, and sound! |
