Sage113 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I have a customer who brought this Gibson guitar in with the original case and said it had been refinished from light fire damage. It didn't look like it had been re-touched, but there were no identifying marks on the outside of the guitar. Looking up inside the right F hole I saw the numbers stenciled on the back: 8754 1 in black stencil. I'm uploading some pics. Please let me know what I've got. Thanks for your help folks! Sage113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Looks like a 1951 ES-140. The finish appears quite good/original in your photos, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Looks like a 1951 ES-140. The finish appears quite good/original in your photos, by the way. JimR , as usual, I believe you are spot-on ! Finish looks original in the pics to me also. I don,t know where some people come up with their ideas??!? Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I have a customer who brought this Gibson guitar in with the original case and said it had been refinished from light fire damage. It didn't look like it had been re-touched, but there were no identifying marks on the outside of the guitar. Looking up inside the right F hole I saw the numbers stenciled on the back: 8754 1 in black stencil. I'm uploading some pics. Please let me know what I've got. Thanks for your help folks! Sage113 Perhaps the sunburst looked like a "fire-burst" to them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Finish looks original in the pics to me also. I don,t know where some people come up with their ideas??!? I think what makes people think refin is the WIDE rim paint. This is typical of many post-war sunburst finishes. Gibson must have had a heavy handed painter at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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