Okra Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Looking for some info on my L-1. Age, etc... Any help is appreciated, Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 That's pretty. Perhaps 1930-ish? Maybe earlier with the really round lower bout. Right guys? 12 fretter with a replaced bridge that's too square and a beautiful variation in the rosewood on the fingerboard. http://www.guitarhq....son.html#serial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 The serial number comes up 1936. The headstock logo fits that date, but right around the time it changed to the small straight script logo without "The". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Definitely a replacement bridge; great luck to have the original case! Fine little blues box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 I was thinking '35 or '36. Someone told me the L-1s didn't have labels, only FON numbers. It was a gift from the Steve Lavere family in Greenwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 ... in Greenwood. My mother was born in Durant and went to high school in Greenwood, class of '36. Sorry for the off-topic, I just get excited when I here of that little corner of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I was thinking '35 or '36. Someone told me the L-1s didn't have labels, only FON numbers. It was a gift from the Steve Lavere family in Greenwood. Apparently, some had labels - does yours have a FON? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I was thinking '35 or '36. Someone told me the L-1s didn't have labels, only FON numbers. It was a gift from the Steve Lavere family in Greenwood. Apparently, some had labels - does yours have a FON? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 My mother was born in Durant and went to high school in Greenwood, class of '36. Sorry for the off-topic, I just get excited when I here of that little corner of the world. Durant is a great little place. About 25 miles south of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 Apparently, some had labels - does yours have a FON? Can you tell me where the FON would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Can you tell me where the FON would be? If there is a FON, it should be ink-stamped on the neck block, inside the guitar. look inside the guitar, through the soundhole and towards the neck. The neck block is the vertical block of wood on the inside "front" of the guitar, between the soundhole and the joint of the neck to the body. The number, if any, may be very faint, very clear, or non-existent. It's always worth poking around on the inside of a guitar with a small flashlight and mirror. And, by the way, my family is from Laurel, but I was born in Biloxi (Keesler Field). Bought my 1948-1950 J-45 in 1966 from a music store in Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okra Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 If there is a FON, it should be ink-stamped on the neck block, inside the guitar. look inside the guitar, through the soundhole and towards the neck. The neck block is the vertical block of wood on the inside "front" of the guitar, between the soundhole and the joint of the neck to the body. The number, if any, may be very faint, very clear, or non-existent. It's always worth poking around on the inside of a guitar with a small flashlight and mirror. And, by the way, my family is from Laurel, but I was born in Biloxi (Keesler Field). Bought my 1948-1950 J-45 in 1966 from a music store in Jackson. I'll check it out later today. I have family in Petal/Hattiesburg and Long Beach. My Uncle worked at Keesler teaching hand gun combat. Small world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave F Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 According to Spann's Guide To Gibson FON 9380 L-1 1929 (ref pg 91) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 According to Spann's Guide To Gibson FON 9380 L-1 1929 (ref pg 91) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 With the handwritten white label and 4 digit FON, my best shot is 1930, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 With the handwritten white label and 4 digit FON, my best shot is 1930, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Not 1936ish -- they did not look like that in 1936. The Spann book is probably right. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 That is an interesting L1. the Label is most odd. Notice the added 0 on the paper label where the serial number should go. Also A braced or full X. The Bridge shape is accurate to the original. That odd bridge shape was used near the end of the production when the L1 went to X bracing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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