strat-o-steve Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Check out my new (to me!) LG-3 ! It's been played a lot over the last 60+ years, and it shows through honest play wear. But she is the best sounding acoustic I've got at the moment PS I know the tuners are not original! Neither is the saddle or nut, but both are bone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Looks good to me. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 Looks good to me. Congratulations! Thanks. The SN/FON have long since faded away to the point they are not there anymore. Dating it may be impossible, but it seems to have the features of the late 1940's to very early 1950's models. If anyone has any other ideas to help me pin down a more accurate date, please chime in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57classic Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Nice! Congrats, I'd like to take that for a spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Thanks. The SN/FON have long since faded away to the point they are not there anymore. Dating it may be impossible, but it seems to have the features of the late 1940's to very early 1950's models. If anyone has any other ideas to help me pin down a more accurate date, please chime in! With that logo and that pickguard, it should be 1948-1954 or so. I say "or so" because I'm not sure if the LG-series pickguard/fretboard exactly followed the J-45 timeline or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 congrat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mking Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 The frets look like the big frets Gibson went to in 1959 or is it just the picture. I think it is no older than a 1954 because in 1955 they went to the big bat wing pick guards. My 1960 has the big frets and big pick guard. Nice guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 The frets look like the big frets Gibson went to in 1959 or is it just the picture. I think is no older than a 1954 because in 1955 they went to the big bat wing pick guards. My 1960 has the big frets and big pick guard. Nice guitar. I think you mean "no newer than 1954". I've seen the fatter frets on a surprising number of older Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mking Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 you are correct,no newer than a 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks everyone! But this guitar has narrow frets, they are just really worn. I say the frets are narrow cause they are about 1/16th inch wide. I guess the frets look big in the picture..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Tuners are a help in dating these guitars but since the originals ain't there no dice. I am guessing it is just the relection of the camera flash but the logo looks to be white silkscreened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thanks everyone! So it could be anywhere between a 1948 to 1954 model huh? I guess a 7 year spread isn't too bad. I had never heard of this model until just before acquiring it. After some online research, it appears my fellow guitar pickers love these old, small-body, X-braced beauties! I like how light the guitar feels, and the width/string spacing of a Gibson neck has always suited my hand better. I was concerned the truss rod nut would have been long seized, but before adjustment, I dabbed on some WD-40 with a q-tip and let it sit. The truss rod then adjusted smoothly and it still adds and removes relief, which was to MY relief LOL. Just curious......All my other Gibsons have a brass colored truss rod nut, but they are nowhere near this old. This old LG-3 had what looks like a steel or stainless steel nut? Any ideas? Educate me please. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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