Armen Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Hi all! New in the forum! I hope you are fine and save! Lets see if someone can help me... I've found a 1953 Southern Jumbo Natural, do you know what value could have? It had a neck reset, two cracks repaired on the top of the guitar. All other is original, not too much wear. thanks in advance! regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Pics would be nice. Retrofret's burst '52 on Reverb is 6K asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 yes! i've seen that one.. i'm tempted... i'm looking for a 1951 Southern Jumbo (if not posible... an early 50s) I will post some pictures later Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Here some pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jedzep Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Sweeeet! Natural tops do it for me. Don't think I recall ever seeing one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 $10,000…. It seems its one of the firsts made, as SJ Natural were introduced in ‘54 and the serial number of this one is from ‘53. Same price as a good 40s SJ… don’t know what to think on this price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cunningham26 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 I would trust TR Crandall's work if my life depended on it... the repair are definitely factored into to cost, but it's supply and demand if that's the one for you. Personally i'd take the '54 J50 next to it on their inventory page at half the price and start playing early dylan songs immediately. good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/2/2021 at 9:16 AM, cunningham26 said: I would trust TR Crandall's work if my life depended on it... the repair are definitely factored into to cost, but it's supply and demand if that's the one for you. Personally i'd take the '54 J50 next to it on their inventory page at half the price and start playing early dylan songs immediately. good luck! The real steal is the 1947 J-50 he has at $5.5k. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yep, very nice too! my priority is a Southern Jumbo tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Armen said: Yep, very nice too! my priority is a Southern Jumbo tho The price of that on is absolute top dollar. It's your call. It is nice, very nice, but it is no bargain. The fact that it is an early SJ Natural probably adds little to collector value at this time. Ironically, it would probably be more valuable if it were a conventional 1953 SJ sunburst in the same condition. Natural-top Gibson slope-Js typically sell for less than their sunburst twins. I looked for a really good sunburst SJ from 1946-1952 for about a year. (I own two 1950 J-45s, one of which I have owned since 1966. ) I never found one that was what I wanted, and ended up buying a pristine 1943 SJ re-issue that is a really good guitar, even if lacks vintage vibe. If I ever find a vintage one I prefer over the re-issue, the re-issue will go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armen Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Yes, it is nice but i won’t pay 10k for a natural SJ. Probably won’t be easy to find a ‘51 SJ… if i get tired i will look also for ‘50, ‘52, ‘53 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debonnaire Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Any update on this? I have a 1955 small pickguard, scallop braced, 19 fret Country Western which is essentially the same guitar. I paid $4500 US for it. It has more general wear and a few minor repairs. I think I probably paid close to full retail but I don’t think I would find a pre-55 spec burst J45 or SJ for under $5K. incidentally the back on mine looks like a similar piece of mahogany and I have a pet theory they saved these for the natural topped guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Here is a 54. Edited February 3 by tpbiii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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