So I just received my new purchase, a Gibson 1946 J-50, and found that it is not everything I was hoping for. Being a long time buyer of Martins and my familiarity with them, I was not very familiar with Gibsons, and feel I have made a bad purchase. The guitar itself seems like it was hardly played, telling from the absence of normal wear, but seems like it was not stored correctly, so there are issues. There are two cracks which have been mended on the face, a cracked pick guard, a reset neck, replaced tuners, and a replaced bridge.
I live in Reno Nevada where there are few options for luthiers, so I have to settle with Reno Guitar Repair. They seem fair in their pricing, so I will let them do the work which needs done. I want to restore this guitar to its original state, so I am looking for a pick guard and bridge from the era. I have found tuners which look as if they are correct, but are absent of any makers mark. I have included a photo of the tuners along with photos of the guitar.
If anyone has advice, comments, warnings, or questions, feel free to let me know.