The 325 was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers.

The body is unbound, semi-hollow, with an angled sound hole, and boasts "crescent moon"-style cutaways.

These instruments gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles.

Lennon's 1958 model was among the first batch made and has the pre-production feature of a solid top with no sound hole.

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