Bca143 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Check out these few pics and let me know what you think. The number is on the neck block, but is not legible. It is an LG-1 as far as I know, and it definetely has been refinished at some point. Any guesses are welcome. Pics are not the best, but.... http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg80/bca1228/IMG00044-20100406-2216.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg80/bca1228/IMG00046-20100407-1025.jpg http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg80/bca1228/IMG00045-20100406-2216.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bca143 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Actually, the stamp on the neck on the block looks to me like T5_96 __ (I think it's a T, but I can actually read the 5, 9, and 6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 A T prefix would indicate 1958. The headstock inlay was definitely added later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 If we guess the year do we win the guitar???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfender Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Thats definitely a 50s LG bridge. I would say 58 is about right. The inlay is total wrong though. How many frets are on the neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 no valid idea = no guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bca143 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 I was afraid the inlay was an add-on. 20 frets total. Any guesses on how the headstock alteration affects the value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 The collector value is long gone due to the refinish. The inlay didn't make things any worse than they were already. The good news (or at least my take on things) is that LG series guitars seem to be desirable more for their utility value than their collector value.... at least as it applies to later 50s and 60s guitars. The 40s stuff is in a whole 'nother world; the scales are more balanced between utility and collector price, and I'm sure collector value trumps utility in a lot of cases. But in your case, the person who would be looking for an LG of that age would probably put more emphasis on it's merits as a guitar and less on the book value. Your mileage may vary and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bca143 Posted April 7, 2010 Author Share Posted April 7, 2010 Good to know Ksdaddy. Thanks for all the great info. I wish whoever did the inlay hadn't done it, but oh well. It is a nice sounding little player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfender Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 20 frets = 1955 or later. The plastic bridge came in 1962. So based on features, its a 1955-1961. If the FON on the neck block is a "T" then its a 1958 model. The headstock inlay is unfortunate. However, the original one was just a silkscreen logo. If you want it to be period correct, you could have the headstock refinished and the correct silkscreek logo added. Obviously, the originality is gone either way. Here is a non-refinished headstock from my 1957 LG-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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