Description: Gibson HG24, HG22, HG20 flat top guitars
Available: 1929 to 1933.
Collectibility Rating: the HG-24 with a 16" wide body and rosewood back and sides is the more desirable of the three HG models. (the smaller HG-20 and HG-22 models have 14.25" wide with maple back and sides). None of the models are highly collectible, but are interesting historic pieces.
General Comments: These are rare odd guitars in that they have a normal flat top J-45 (or L-00) body style with a round soundhole. But they also have an internal inner sound wall and four small "f" holes cut into the top. Though marketed as a Hawaiian guitar, nearly all were sold set up for Spanish style playing with frets (and an added high nut adjuster). But this was the beginning for the "J" style Gibson guitars, and what the Jumbo, Advanced Jumbo, J-35, J-45 started from, and I would love to find the HG24 model. Please contact me if you have one for sale.

If you need to figure out the exact year of your Gibson HG-24, HG-22, HG-20 guitar, use the serial number. This is located inside the body's sound hole on a white paper label. See the Gibson Serial Number Info web page for help determining the exact year.

If you have a vintage Gibson HG guitar for sale, please contact me at cfh@provide.net

1929-1933 Gibson HG-24 guitar specs:

16" wide J-45 style body, rosewood back and sides, round sound hole, inner sound wall, two small and two large "f" holes in the top, 14 frets clear, single bound rosewood fingerboard slightly elevated off the top, single bound top and back, no pickguard, gold Grover G-98 tuners, white serial number tag inside sound hole, pearloid block fingerboard inlays, large fleur-de-lis peghead inlay, "the Gibson" peghead logo, rectangle pin bridge, natural or sunburst finish.

1929-1933 Gibson HG-22 guitar specs:

14.25" wide L-00 style body, maple back and sides, round sound hole, inner sound wall, two small and two large "f" holes in the top, 14 frets clear, tortoise pickguard, single bound top and back, unbound rosewood fingerboard slightly elevated off the top, dot fingerboard inlays, no peghead inlay, "Gibson" white paint logo, rectangle pin bridge, sunburst finish.

1929-1933 Gibson HG-20 guitar specs:

14.25" wide L-00 style body, maple back and sides, round sound hole, inner sound wall, two small and two large "f" holes in the top, 14 frets clear, tortoise pickguard, single bound top and back, unbound rosewood fingerboard slightly elevated off the top, dot fingerboard inlays, no peghead inlay, "Gibson" white paint logo, rectangle pin bridge, brown finish.