ahunte1 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi Everyone! Hoping someone might be able to shed some light on this one... I received this guitar as an incredibly nice gift from a friend's mother a few years ago. She said that it belonged to her father, but she didn't know when he owned it. He passed away in the 70s and this guitar was in a cardboard case in her attic for 30 years! One person I took it to said he thought it was an L-00 from the 20s or 30s, but whenever I look up specs on those guitars, there is always something about this one that's a little off. Unfortunately, the only markings on the inside are a couple of very faded digits printed in red ink. I recently had some work done to get it back into playing shape. We re-glued the bridge, which had been either moved or re-glued in the wrong place previously, we found a couple of replacement screws to get the tuners working. The saddle had to be replaced. After all that it sounds great, and it's really fun to play. On inspection, I realized that there must have been a trapeze style bridge on it at some point. Maybe original? Here's a linkto photos: http://s1317.photobucket.com/user/aaronjhunter/media/full_zps3cabc3f3.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0 The width of the body at the widest point is 14.75". The depth of the body is 4.25" at the bottom and 3.5-ish inches at the top. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help identify it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopdm Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I'll be the first to say it...that was a VERY nice gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahunte1 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Yeah, no joke. I felt bad for my friend who was passed over, but he doesn't play guitar, so... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Sweet L00 ... thats as good as they get right there... Very Nice.. maybe at some point in time.. the Bridge pins were lost .. thats why a tail piece would of been used.. just a guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Nice and very clean-looking example. So glad that you were able to bring it back to life and save it from the 'ravages of time' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahunte1 Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks! Sounds like there is agreement that its a L-00. That's great to hear! I'm starting to think its a '36, but without a serial number maybe there's no way to know for sure. Good thought on the bridge, slimt. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 A very nice gift indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Collins Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The burst pattern and other features (pickguard, tuners, logo, bridge styling, logo) would likely put it as '36-'37. The tailpiece was certainly not original, but often installed to circumvent other repairs such as bridge reglues. Very nice gift indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahunte1 Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 The burst pattern and other features (pickguard, tuners, logo, bridge styling, logo) would likely put it as '36-'37. The tailpiece was certainly not original, but often installed to circumvent other repairs such as bridge reglues. Very nice gift indeed. Thanks, David! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 You might want to quiz a moderator here, KSDADDY. He seemed to know more than a little bit about LGs in a thread eons ago. This one appears to have had a trapeze tail piece with a floating bridge at one point. The trap was I think original equipment. The bridge appears to be either a replacement or an after market install. It also appears the bridge may have been installed more than once, or moved during the initial install. The usual method to install is to remove the finish under where the bridge is to be glued, then to have a wood to wood glue joint. There is evidence that this bridge once was closer to the sound board, then moved. The 'scar' was refinished. There is an ugly wrinkle which makes the bridge look like it's sinking into the top. However, this is not the usually wa a bridge fails. It SHOULD pull UP, not sink. Could be the lighting. Not a museum piece but if it sounds good all is good. And OH that MOJO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayWhitley Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 The trap was I think original equipment. The bridge appears to be either a replacement or an after market install. NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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