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  1. Geoff: another good source is Gibson's Fabulous Flat=Top Guitars, An Illustrated History & Guide (Eldon Whitford, David Vinopal & Dan Erelewine). Great photos, lots of good information. Although somewhat out of date, and at times not entirely accurate, it's still the best book available on vintage Gibson's and Gibson acoustic history. You can probably pick up a used copy on Amazon. As your probably aware, the B-25 was the successor to the LG-2 and LG-3. Basically the same guitar with some minor tweaks. The Fabulous Flatatops book seems to indicate that the LG-2 (1942) was response, at least to some extent, to materials shortages during the war (the LG-3 came out in 1946). I agree with ksdaddy that these were not necessarily student guitars. The LG-1 (1947) and LG-O (1958) though seem to have been intended to appeal to a market with less cash, including students. The LG-3 was the most expensive of the L:G line. Still, all were well made, good sounding guitars, especially after 50 or so years. All of the above information is from Fabulous Flattops. An interesting book to have.
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