In 1971, Gibson introduced this special edition supposedly to commemorate the upcoming 1972 Olympic games. 350 guitars where built.
Note the hump at the
back of the neck, that disapeared in the early 80's.
This example has had
it's Kluson deluxe tuners replaced by 3 on a plate type Klusons
There is a distinctive
way the body's halves are glued on a mahogany strip to prevent the body
halves slipping apart during the gluing process and strengthen the joint
between the two halves
(detail provided by
Paul Gagné - luthier in Quebec City Canada).
One of Michael Schenker's
1971 Medaillon V's - In 1974, he removed the medaillon, filled the hole
and repainted the guitar white
Rudolf Schenker displaying
his "customized" Medaillon V