There are bridges and then there are bridges.

[jannusguy2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1951-Gibson-J-50-Acoustic-Project-Guitar-/200641644727?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb72c88b7#ht_2041wt_1185

[slimt]

I like the Neck brace.. .. I bet you with those Huge pickguards on that... It still sounds better than a J180...

 

The Bridge reminds me of the Old Harmony Sovereigns Eagle Styled Bridge..

[j45nick]

http://cgi.ebay.com/1951-Gibson-J-50-Acoustic-Project-Guitar-/200641644727?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb72c88b7#ht_2041wt_1185

If you got it cheaply enough, it might make a decent player once you fixed the neck, got rid of those pickguards, and replaced the bridge. Depending on the nature of the headstock break and the potential need for a neck re-set and a partial refinish, you could easily be into it for the same amount of money as a good modern J-45 by the time you finished, but who knows? Do you feel lucky?

 

Despite my innate desire to rescue abandoned and injured orphans of the guitar variety, I'm tired of looking at guitars that need a lot of money put into them, which I'll never get back. I don't buy guitars to make money, but I'd just as soon not lose my shirt if I decide to part ways with them in a couple of years. Decent repair work isn't cheap, and for good reason.

 

If I had the time (and skills) to do it myself, that would be a different story.

[stein]

I have to say, it IS listed as "parts" while at the same time the seller claims it is playable. It seems like a rare case of an honest EBAY listing.

 

I would be worried what is underneath those pickgaurds, though.

[BigKahune]

..... I would be worried what is underneath those pickgaurds, though.

 

+1

 

 

After seeing that neck brace job, I'm with Stein on this one. Yikes.