gotomsdos Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 We're able to find out HG of HG series stands for Hawiian Guitar, (right?) but not LG of LG series. Does LG mean little guitar ? If so, what about L series ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Little Guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotomsdos Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Little Guitar Thank you Dave. I guess right, hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Little Guitar Not the case. According to JT's "Kalamazoo Gals," the L was a model designation used by Gibson for decades. The G stood for Gut String as the LGs had the same body specs as Gibson's classical or gut string guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotomsdos Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 Not the case. According to JT's "Kalamazoo Gals," the L was a model designation used by Gibson for decades. The G stood for Gut String as the LGs had the same body specs as Gibson's classical or gut string guitars. wow ! Sounds like a more correct answear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Not the case. According to JT's "Kalamazoo Gals," the L was a model designation used by Gibson for decades. The G stood for Gut String as the LGs had the same body specs as Gibson's classical or gut string guitars. Thanks for the citation, Zomby! Before my writing, there had been two theories: 1) "L" stood for little. But, in the late 1920s the L guitars (L-0 & L-1) were much smaller than the LG. 2) "L" stood for Ladies. But, Gibson never marketed the guitar as a women's guitar. Indeed, macho guys like blues musician Johnny Shines posted in advertisements for the guitar. Hence my conclusion of L model based on the G (gutstring) guitar body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredcapo Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Regarding LG, whatever the L component may mean, and its likely Little or just a reference to its predecessor L, the G designates Guitar. FYI The legend goes that the Original L series moniker was originally applied to guitars with round sound holes, to differentiate them from style O guitars with oval sound holes. As styles evolved the designations were kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riptide Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Did anyone else come to this topic expecting a discussion about the Korean company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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