Hallju Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I acquired this Gibson from my grandmother. Can someone tell me what year and model it is? My Google visual search hasn’t pinned it down. Thank you! https://share.icloud.com/photos/06btYbw1xNY01spG6LK0OOSqw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 (edited) 30's L-5? Wadda' beauty! Wadda' guess! Archtop nerds, I mean experts, will know fer sure and chime in.http://www.guitarhq.com/gibson2.html#l10 Edited June 20, 2022 by jedzep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 L50. Mid 40s. Nice guitar. You can get new buttons for those machine heads. Keep the machine heads. Dont toss those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallju Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thank you so much for your knowledge and advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1946 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 It's a very nice guitar! What are the tuners? Don't look like Klusons...look more like Waverlys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallju Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 hour ago, DanvillRob said: It's a very nice guitar! What are the tuners? Don't look like Klusons...look more like Waverlys. I don’t have any idea. 🤷♀️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 1 minute ago, Hallju said: I don’t have any idea. 🤷♀️ I'm certain (as certain as a non-expert can be) that they're Waverly Tuners.... probably considered the best you can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallju Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, DanvillRob said: I'm certain (as certain as a non-expert can be) that they're Waverly Tuners.... probably considered the best you can get. Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustystrings Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1946 L-50, based on the headstock logo (script decal, no "Only A Gibson Is Good Enough" banner - possibly early '47, as the logos apparently ran over into the next year before Gibson switched to the modern blockier logo. It's a pressed arch top, rather than a carved archtop, but still a very fine old guitar. I'll chime in on the chorus to just replace the buttons and keep the tuners. The tuners look like open-back Klusons to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallju Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, rustystrings said: 1946 L-50, based on the headstock logo (script decal, no "Only A Gibson Is Good Enough" banner - possibly early '47, as the logos apparently ran over into the next year before Gibson switched to the modern blockier logo. It's a pressed arch top, rather than a carved archtop, but still a very fine old guitar. I'll chime in on the chorus to just replace the buttons and keep the tuners. The tuners look like open-back Klusons to me. Wow! Thank you for the details! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hallju Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, slimt said: Ya. A cross between these. Yeah, it has the parallel bars on the tailpiece like the one on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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