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So on the surface it would seem just 263 out of 689 (38%) of Sheratons were fitted with the Tremotone - if the 19 examples all (and this might not be the case!) shipped with the Tremotone, the number rises to 335 (49%). Furthermore, the Cherry-finished models were not split in the statistics prior to 1967, so 1962-66 E212T and E212TV numbers most likely include an unspecified number of guitars with Cherry finish. In 19, for example, the Sheraton was only offered with a Tremotone vibrola - however the model designation was E212T / E212TN - the non-vibrola model designation from 1961 onwards. V = with vibrolaĪs is always the case with Gibson / Epiphone shipping statistics, some care must be made interpreting them. The shipping figures are split by finish and with/without vibrola E212T = Shaded finish E212TN = Natural finish E212TCh.
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It was given the same model code as the Shaded finish, and it may just be that the shipping data lumped these finishes together prior to 1967.
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According to shipping stats, Cherry was available from 1967, though from 1962 Cherry was listed in catalogues, and price lists. The model was available in the standard Shaded finish (70% of guitars shipped were in this finish), Natural and Cherry. The Sheraton was not produced in especially large numbers (see shipping stats below), with just 617 instruments shipped betwbeing the peak year. The body was bound front and back, the front having seven ply white and black (w/b/w/b/w/b/w) binding. The set (glued in) mahogany neck had a bound rosewood fretboard with very ornate inlays - these had a central abalone triangle within a rectangular mother-of-pearl block. Like the Gibson 335/ 345/ 355 Electric Spanish thinlines, the Sheraton was semi-hollow with a maple top, back and sides, and maple center block to reduce feedback. Finishes: Natural, Shaded (Sunburst), and Cherry (listed separately in shipping stats from 1967, however this finish is listed from 1962 in price lists and catalogues.