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http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/80500/sold-pending-orville-les-paul-standard#latest
If the neck was fatter I would have kept that without a doubt!
Serial number on the back of the headstock is 703221.
Bear in mind, that there's two types of Orville guitars. The "Orville by Gibson" made guitars have original US Gibson pickups. The "Orville" make, have pickups that are made in Japan (which I think have the same amount of windings as original GIbson USA pickups).
I've got an Orville by Gibson 57 reissue gold top - ObG tend to command higher prices than the Orvilles. The differences are pickups as above (mine has 57's), nitro finish and fret nibs. Quite important details to Les sniffers!
It does have a 3 piece back still though.
I'm out of touch a bit but I think that one on eBay is overpriced...it looks very nice though. You have to weigh up whether or not another one might come up for sale a bit cheaper.
All Orvilles were made in Japan. Normal Orvilles have (really good) Japanese electronics and are not nitro.
The Orville by Gibsons have a nitro finish and USA electronics. The reissues are the same but can have fatter necks and have fret edge binding.