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onewilyfool

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I have a weak spot for the first one on the left ...can easily see myself playing it and having fun

 

Obviously not a 13 fretter, but the pic was taken when I had all those black guitars. The guitar you are referring to is a Nick Lucas deep guitar with A bracing and a circa 1950 neck. There does not appear to have ever been a label inside and there is no FON on the neck block. The pickguard is also Gibson work. It also has a very narrow neck width, maybe 1 9/16.

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Obviously not a 13 fretter, but the pic was taken when I had all those black guitars. The guitar you are referring to is a Nick Lucas deep guitar with A bracing and a circa 1950 neck. There does not appear to have ever been a label inside and there is no FON on the neck block. The pickguard is also Gibson work. It also has a very narrow neck width, maybe 1 9/16.

 

 

Thanks for clarifying that one! When I saw the one with that neck, my first thought was "WTF is THAT?"

 

From your description, it sounds more like a late-60's re-neck than a 1950 neck, although I'm struggling to think what neck at that time was configured for 12-fret application.

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Thanks for clarifying that one! When I saw the one with that neck, my first thought was "WTF is THAT?"

 

From your description, it sounds more like a late-60's re-neck than a 1950 neck, although I'm struggling to think what neck at that time was configured for 12-fret application.

 

F-25?

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F-25?

 

 

Both the F-25 and several of the 12-strings in the 60's period were 12-fretters, but none of them featured the narrow-nut neck he has. Of course, Gibson narrowed the neck on my 1948 J-45 when they replaced the fretboard in 1968, so anything is possible.....

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From your description, it sounds more like a late-60's re-neck than a 1950 neck, although I'm struggling to think what neck at that time was configured for 12-fret application.

 

It has a tapered head stock hence the c1950 date. The neck width could have been specified by the owner? Hard to say at this point. Great guitar by the way. I will have to get a tracing to make a white guard.

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