I agree with opotable that your guitar is most likely built by Framus.
Framus named many of it's models "de Luxe". I'm wondering if the difference between the Zenith opotable found on the Framus website and your Zenith De luxe are the full fretboard inlays seen on your guitar.
I have a 1956 Framus catalog in the catalog library and most of the archtop guitars pictured have the full fret inlays. One difference is that most the guitars pictured have 4 inlays while yours has 5.
Your serial number is also consistant with a Framus numbering system if the last digit you believe is a 7 is actually a capital letter.
Interesting guitar and well worth restoring.  sbStatistics: Posted by VintAxe — Fri Dec 12, 2008 1:41 pm
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