Mystery pickguard

[ksdaddy]

I have no idea what this is supposed to fit. All I can tell you is that it is a Gibson product. The J200 guard is just for comparison.

[ALD323]

Not sure, but it has a Fender look to my eye!

[zombywoof]

Whatever guitar is it had one heck of a soundhole or a whole lot of purfling.

[Brucebubs]

Unlike the J200 guard, the back portion between the bridge and sound hole looks like it fits under half the strings.

[Dave F]

Shape looks like a GIBSON SJ-200 WESTERN CLASSIC but the pearloid throws it off.

 

Edited December 25, 2020 by Dave F

[ksdaddy]

Looks like the mystery has been solved. I know for a fact his was made in Bozeman but I had no clue what model. No idea how it actually came to be. I may be able to flesh out the story in time. Or not.

[slimt]

On 12/24/2020 at 9:10 PM, ksdaddy said:

Looks like the mystery has been solved. I know for a fact his was made in Bozeman but I had no clue what model. No idea how it actually came to be. I may be able to flesh out the story in time. Or not.

If Im not mistakin those pearoid guards were on a limited run of Acoustics.  Ive seen those before.   Im just trying to remember the models they were applied to. 

[ksdaddy]

I heard back from the person that would know of such things. He said several of these guards were made years ago in Bozeman and the variation of the model that would have sported this guard did not make it past "the talking stage". 

I collect stuff like this.

[fortyearspickn]

I thought it was half of a toilet seat.   But I have failed every Rorshach Test devised by man.