Louis1112

3 more that the luthier took.

Thanks so much for your help with this. The knobs don't have numbers on them and do measure 5/8" tall. It has the 19 frets and the headstock has a taper in thickness. I've uploaded some more photos my luthier took of the insides, including the kerfed tonebars and electronics. BTW, what are the strips of black fabric glued to the insides of the sides?

Thanks for your help!

Hi, I recently purchased a fine old ES-125 that has what appears at first to be a sunken top (due to the extreme height needed at the bridge to keep the strings off of the frets). It also has seam separation in the back (and all of the braces have separated off the back and are rattling around inside). The kerfed tonebar braces on the top don't have any cracks that might cause a sunken top; however, I suppose there is always the possibility that the heat environment that caused the back braces to become loose may have loosened the tone braces on the top enough to allow them to slip (?) before the glue re-hardened, and maybe allow the top to sink...not sure. Can the back problems such as those I've described cause the action problems (maybe causing the neck to change angle as the back flexes), without there being any tonebar damage to the top? I'll upload a few pics this eve. Thanks for any ideas.

Hi, I have an ES-125 that has only a 3 digit number on the back (photo taken when the back was removed by my luthier for repairs). The person who sold it to me said they thought it was from late 50s/early 60s. The number is "364". It's hard to tell if there are or aren't faint ink marks around the digit, or if those are all woodgrain features. I went to the link (http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson.html#serial), but couldn't find any leads. Thanks for any help, Louis.