lars509 Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Hi, Can someone help me identify this guitar? To me it looks like a J-45, but I know nothing about it. The guitar needs work, it has a crack at the base of the neck and in the head, and the bridge has seen better days. The number at the bottom of the neck is '1206' and there is no banner logo. Photos: Photos here: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AteP5ekcJXDjurUnyAgbSq7MHsBXxA?e=Y1hxl7 https://1drv.ms/u/s!AteP5ekcJXDjurUls6oOk1bUtroAVg?e=7dp7ii https://1drv.ms/u/s!AteP5ekcJXDjurUkKms7zZfsevzIZg?e=dYp2VN https://1drv.ms/u/s!AteP5ekcJXDjurUjdHPSVB9n7qeOwA?e=odI5AR Any help is appreciated. Thanks Lars Edited March 5, 2023 by lars509 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfish Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Others will chime in, but the screw for a bridge pin is brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) This is older than a J-45. It appears to be an Original Jumbo, probably from 1934 by the Factory Order Number. It's a rare bird, indeed. The truss rod cover is not original. The Grover G-98 tuners may well be original. The case looks period-correct. This is a guitar worth the time and money it will take to make it right. It should go to a specialist luthier for the job, someone with a lot of experience with vintage Gibsons. Do not let anyone else touch it. Edited March 5, 2023 by j45nick correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 (edited) Edited March 5, 2023 by Dave F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars509 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 1 hour ago, j45nick said: This is older than a J-45. It appears to be an Original Jumbo, probably from 1934 by the Factory Order Number. It's a rare bird, indeed. The truss rod cover is not original. The Grover G-98 tuners may well be original. The case looks period-correct. This is a guitar worth the time and money it will take to make it right. It should go to a specialist luthier for the job, someone with a lot of experience with vintage Gibsons. Do not let anyone else touch it. That's great news. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 35 Jumbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I would think a Jumbo should be easy enough to ID due to certain distinct features that model had. If you can get your hands on a copy of Spann's Guide you can look the instrument up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 55 minutes ago, zombywoof said: I would think a Jumbo should be easy enough to ID due to certain distinct features that model had. If you can get your hands on a copy of Spann's Guide you can look the instrument up. That's probably a first-year guitar, so the characteristics may vary a bit. Notably, it has an unbound fretboard. The FON could be ambiguous because of Gibson's helter-skelter tendencies in that period, so you have to combine the FON with distinctive OJ characteristics to pin this down. As I told the OP, only, a first-hand inspection will confirm what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 3 hours ago, zombywoof said: I would think a Jumbo should be easy enough to ID due to certain distinct features that model had. If you can get your hands on a copy of Spann's Guide you can look the instrument up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 5 minutes ago, Dave F said: Well, there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars509 Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Dave F said: Thanks, I really appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 What a nice looking guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave F Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 These are the ones with the three tone bars, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Is it for sale? Lars are you buying that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars509 Posted March 6, 2023 Author Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, slimt said: Is it for sale? Lars are you buying that? I own it, but being a bass player, I did not know what it was. Not for sale, right now I'm just trying to figure out if I should insure her or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 8 hours ago, lars509 said: I own it, but being a bass player, I did not know what it was. Not for sale, right now I'm just trying to figure out if I should insure her or not. Well you have a Gem there. Really Nice. I would be inclined to insure it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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