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You get no guitar and they get some money. a Snakehead L3. Pretty cool guitar though.

You got a really nice Gibson. Congrats.

It looks good. Did you check to see if it Laminate or a solid top?

Cool. I like it.

No punch line. Its a Natural top stamped J50e

I have a J50e. From 56. Its a cool guitar.

Reverb is a good way to find out as well.

The Japan market is huge. Lots of money flows through there. And they love American made Guitars.

Im not sure whats holding you back from this Hummingbird. Where do you find one with a price like this elsewhere? Hummingbirds were never a loud guitar. They have a soft tone. But if set up properly can have everything you require in a guitar. as for Bracing. Leave it. It was designed that way.

Yamaha had something like a j160 style. Ibanez had one except the pickup was in the end of the fingerboard. Mansfield, Mann, yamaki as well . .

Well. If your Gibson is a Nice one. Send it to a good luthier. With the luthier making it look nice. And it could be dressed to look clean.

That looks cool. Those two together do look really Nice

If Im not mistakin. TV series Gibsons were labeled as such. You have a serial number. Check with customer service for Identification

I agree with Nick. Accidents happen. But its in a good spot for more damage if not repaired.

Ive seen that brand There were a few different styles. The brand on the back of the headstock. , not for resale prototype brand. And the print. Maybe theres more. Proto A , proto B on the paper tag in some cases.

True enough.

Ya. I meant by making those better. Just from the previous 20 years. I dont think Gibson had any original guitars to go by. I met Mr Burnette at the King of Prussia show in the early 90s. Theres a guy that had some cool guitars. Put on a big show too.

I have owned a few where wood floor clear was used. It was very yellow on the guitars. See every brush stroke. Really hard to remove.

If Im not mistakin. Ren at Gibson Montana was redefining these to make them better. I have a AJ Prototype. Its a cool guitar. A time frame of fullerplast.

Nice. Hang onto it. Should be a Bozeman made guitar. Get a mirror and look up inside the top for signatures. You might see names of who built it. .

Thats a Nice one. L 00 maybe? White Bound top and back?

You should have a humidifier pad or similar in it right away. I kept my new gibsons in there cases if the room is not controlled temp.

Hi , that little unit could be part of the Kay or Harmony instruments.

I think you guessed it right. Looks Nice.

Maybe Gruhns is down sizing