Sage113 Posted October 27, 2011 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
JimR56 Posted October 27, 2011 Posted October 27, 2011 Looks like a 1951 ES-140. The finish appears quite good/original in your photos, by the way.
retrorod Posted October 28, 2011 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
retrorod Posted October 28, 2011 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...
L5Larry Posted October 28, 2011 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.
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