Guest Steve Norris Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I purchased an old guitar from guitar center Asheville yesterday that was in pretty bad shape but I couldn't resist the price. They had it labeled as a 60s LG-1 but after further research and the fact that this one has x bracing instead of ladder has me assuming it's an LG-2 or an LG-3 maybe? The body finish is sanded of so I'm not sure if it was the sunburst of the 2 or the natural of the 3. I would like to know a rough estimate on year and model if anyone could help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I'm no expert but from my research - No stamped headstock means pre '61 No letter preceding the FON number pre '52 No banner headstock rules out the war years Block logo means '48 or later This narrows it down from '48 to '51 4052 would fall into the 1950's per below You may want to post this in the Acoustic Lounge and get more responses and better identification Year Factory Order Number ---- -------------------- 1941 G (letter code sometimes seen after FON, i.e. 2586G). 1942 907, 910, 923, 2004, 2005, 7000ish (i.e. 7119) - all 'Banner' logo. 1942 H (letter code sometimes seen after FON, i.e. 7116H). Range 5xxxH to 8xxxH 1943 Range generally 9xx to 22xx, depending on the model. 1944 Range generally 22xx to 29XX, depending on the model, some with no FON. 1945 1xx to 10xx, but many with no FON. 1946 n/a ('Banner' logo no longer used, now script logo with no banner). 1947 700s to 1000s 1948 1100s to 3700s ('Script' logo no longer used, block logo used.) 1949 2000s 1950 3000s to 5000s 1951 6000s to 9000s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve norris Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thanks! That helps a lot and makes me feel a lot better about spending $300 on one in this shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 I'd make an educated guess that it's from 1950. Whether it's an LG-2 or LG-3 shouldn't be hard to determine, providing the top binding conforms to alleged factory specs (not all do). If the top is triple-bound, you have an LG-3 for sure. If not, it's most likely an LG-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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