Help with Gibson 1957 Acoustic

[halen99]

Can someone help me on what model this is? I'd also like to know what can be done to restore it. I heard that Gibson restores their instruments. Any info on that would be great too.

 

 

Serial is: T5997 35.

[TheLiveSoundGuy]

That would be a Gibson LG0 model. It should look like this when finished.

 

...and Welcome to the forum.

 

[halen99]

Pretty.. Thanks for the reply I could not figure it out. Worth my time and money to fix it or no? I'd rather keep it myself an fix it if it's worth the effort.

 

Eddie

[TheLiveSoundGuy]

Too many variables to answer that one. Right now on E-bay, that model runs between $500.00 and $1,000.00. They are the low end model for Gibson acoustics. I believe they are an all mahogany wood construction. Very warm sounding.

To have Gibby restore it, I can only imagine would cost more than it's value, unless it has sentimental value.

 

People do love them though.

 

Reviews

 

Notice the average value between 2003, and now.

[halen99]

thanks again. this is a lot more info then I had.

[halen99]

thanks again. this is a lot more info then I had.

[ksdaddy]

It's already up way past what it's worth in my opinion. I bid on it the first day.

[halen99]

fyi it's my auction, I just found this forum and learned about the gibson repair so I as thinking of pulling the auction.

[ksdaddy]

Best to leave it going. See my above comment.

[halen99]

I sent in a gibson repair ticket. I got a response that explains how to send the guitar to them, however I really would like to know some ballpark of what this would costs, hundreds? thousands? maybe $53? If someone has any clue please let me know. Thanks.

 

Eddie

[halen99]

One more thing that is interesting. Based on my look up, this is a '57 model however I read that the LG0's didn't come around until '58. Is my research wrong?

[Kurt Gary]

I just repaired a LGO serial # 286134  for a friend. It had one of those ugly plastic  bolt on bridges that someone decided to epoxy to the top. The bridge plate was loose and chewed up at the bridge pin holes. The neck was not centered on the body-from the factory. I removed the neck, got it centered and the right angle, made a new Ebony bridge and new spruce bridge plate. Too much effort for not so great guitar.