I know Gibson had the solid pressed archtops out a year ago, the Venetian and L9 I think, but at prices higher than I've seen for vintage L4s and L7s. They were rather fancy in their appointments, but a plainer (non-pickup) version ought to reach that $ 1,500 price point.
A bit off topic, but Retrofret has a batch of acoustic L4s in various flavors at the moment, including an oval hole, an L4C and an L4N... and an L5, an L50 and an L48. Oh yeah. An L3 as well. Steve, get across the bridge to Brooklyn and check them out.
Now, back to listening to Eddie Lang...
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