This is the version of the Boston as it was made in its time - it has the decal Deering logo, decal of the Bald Eagle on the peghead and the dotmarker fingerboard inlays. Although the construction, materials, procedures, methods and techniques of manufacture have not changed the cosmetics have. Deering decided that it needed to be dressed up and the current version has a fancy, white pearl and gold inlaid headstock and art nouveau pearl and gold design fingerboard inlays.