Incase anyone is looking for a 40's LG-2 for a stupidly good price ...

[EuroAussie]

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290670

 

The only down side for me is the 1 11/16 nut width which is a deal breaker, but if its not an issue and you're thinking of acquiring one, check it out... $1850

[zombywoof]

The sanding of the neck would be something I would be concerned about. I have seen guitars knocked down in price a whole lot due to this. But the guitar certainly seems to be priced appropriately and not a bad deal at all.

[trvlr]

saw this one pop up on the UMGF forum. A bit too many cracks on it for my tastes, but looked reasonably priced.

 

I was taken by the 1 11/16" nut cited on this '43. I thought yours EA was a 1 3/4" on your recent purchase?

 

http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/146728/FS-1943-Gibson-Banner-LG2-Mahogany-final-price-reductio#.UV8EeMpZjRI

[EuroAussie]

saw this one pop up on the UMGF forum. A bit too many cracks on it for my tastes, but looked reasonably priced.

 

I was taken by the 1 11/16" nut cited on this '43. I thought yours EA was a 1 3/4" on your recent purchase?

 

http://theunofficialmartinguitarforum.yuku.com/topic/146728/FS-1943-Gibson-Banner-LG2-Mahogany-final-price-reductio#.UV8EeMpZjRI

 

Mine certainly is 1 3/4 and with the baseball bat neck profile which was a must have requirement of mine. As I start fingerpicking more and more the 1 11/16 width is really starting to become annoying.

[zombywoof]

Mine certainly is 1 3/4 and with the baseball bat neck profile which was a must have requirement of mine. As I start fingerpicking more and more the 1 11/16 width is really starting to become annoying.

 

It is as much, if not more, about string spacing at the bridge. The string spacing on 1940s Gibsons is often if I recall 2 1/8" which is actually pretty tight for playing with fingers. It took me a bit of getting used to after playing guitars with a 1 7/8" nut and a 2 1/4" string spacing.

[trvlr]

It is as much, if not more, about string spacing at the bridge. The string spacing on 1940s Gibsons is often if I recall 2 1/8" which is actually pretty tight for playing with fingers. It took me a bit of getting used to after playing guitars with a 1 7/8" nut and a 2 1/4" string spacing.

 

I'm with you on that zomby - My two Gibson's (L-00 Reissue and HB Pro) are 2 3/16" string spacing at the bridge - and my Martin is 2 5/16" at the bridge...and I'm pretty sure having been a little over a year into focusing on FP, my sweet spot for FP is going to be 2 1/4" just playing with these 2 specs. I've only been casually on the hunt for a Gibson w/ 2 1/4" at the bridge, but they seem hard to find (short of a custom build).

 

2 1/8"...that'd be pretty tight for my personal preference.

[trvlr]

Mine certainly is 1 3/4

 

Can only think the gentleman must have misquoted on this spec - unless it different between early year models and it's not a '43.

[EuroAussie]

I have to admit I havent got the foggiest what is the exact string spacing on any of my guitars. I keep it simple, its either narrow or wide. On the LG-2 it is .....wide.

[trvlr]

I have to admit I havent got the foggiest what is the exact string spacing on any of my guitars. I keep it simple, its either narrow or wide. On the LG-2 it is .....wide.

 

new concept to me too within the last year and I've been a hack since the 70's on guitars - it's only since deciding to focus on finger picking did I become aware - easy to measure, middle of low E bridge pin to middle of high E bridge pin (or middle of low E string to middle of high E string at the bridge)

 

I bought a StewMac credit card sized scale I carry with me in my wallet that I pull out now when testing out a guitar

[j45nick]

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=290670

 

The only down side for me is the 1 11/16 nut width which is a deal breaker, but if its not an issue and you're thinking of acquiring one, check it out... $1850

 

You certainly can't pin this guitar down to 1948. It is probably sometime between 1948 and 1954. Personally, I think it is over-priced given the repairs, but I'm a cheap so-and-so. The 1 11/16" nut leads me to believe it is closer to 1954 than 1948, but those necks did start to slim down immediately after the war, at least on the ones I've looked at. A 1 11/16" nut width seems to be pretty common from 1948 on.

[zombywoof]

I have to admit I havent got the foggiest what is the exact string spacing on any of my guitars. I keep it simple, its either narrow or wide. On the LG-2 it is .....wide.

 

I guess it is all frame of reference. After playing something like a 1930s Schmidt Stella or Kay Kraft, my 1940s Gibsons feel a bit cramped. Not a big deal -it just takes a bit of getting used to.