Gibson Lg1 Serial Numbers
I have a Gibson LG1 - Deluxe - Serial #218967 If a new guitar is at 100% - this one is 95% - perfect condition - a little checking in the varnish due to age - Can you help me with the value and where I might sell it Thanks so much!
Gibson Lg1 Serial Number Lookup
Gibson introduced the LG-2 in April of 1943 as a kind of junior partner to the famous J-45, followed by the ladder-braced LG-1 in 1947. Both had the same solid spruce top and mahogany back, sides, and neck, full body binding, a simple one-stripe rosette, a straight rosewood bridge, a 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, a blackface headstock with a screened or decal logo and three-on-a-plate nickel tuners, and a tortoise pickguard. Its smaller dimensions (14 1/8” lower bout, with a 24 ¾” scale) allowed Gibson to use straight-across ladder bracing on the top as well as the back, and to use a single piece mahogany back with no center seam. It was usually in a sunburst finish, and was produced at a rate of about 1250 a year until 1968.
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Gibson Lg1 Serial Number
Somewhat smaller than the dreadnoughts and jumbos, the LG-1 is similar to the size of Joan Baez's Martin--light and easy to handle, but still tough enough to sling over your back for the trek to the next jam. It was also still a Gibson, and it had the power and resonance to fill the spaces and send the message. And 51 years of seasoning that spruce and mahogany has only made this particular LG-1 stronger.
As mentioned above, the LG-1 originally had a 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay and a rosewood bridge with an adjustable wooden saddle. However, in 1955 the fingerboard became the more common 14/20-fret model, and by 1967 the neck was made narrower, the pickguard became larger and thicker, and the frets were given larger crowns. While there is frequently some question about the exact date of manufacture of 1960s Gibsons, the serial number of this one (894412) indicates the 1967 date, and as far as I can tell all of the other specifications are exactly consistent with that date except it has ivoroid bridge pins instead of black.
As can be seen in the pictures—and probably should be expected in a 51-year-old guitar—there are some signs of wear. There is extensive finish crazing and some areas where the finish has chipped off (note the top bass lower bout and the treble side, for example), several carefully glued cracks, and at least one re-glued brace. However, at this point all is well, and apparently has been for many years. The finish is bright, the bridge is tight, the binding has aged to a mellow gold, the action is fast and comfortable (a hair under 3/32” at the 12th fret), and of course it has the remarkable resonance which decades of music creates. So what we have here is a great-playing 1960s Gibson, a really classic music machine which can bang with the banjos or just keep the porch warm for decades to come. And, of course, the sound is pure 45-year-old Gibson!
The included “deluxe” chip board case is presumably original, and is in very good shape for its age. The somewhat tarnished hardware all works fine, and naturally the red plush interior fits the LG-1 perfectly. While not a modern five-ply hard shell case, it offers quite adequate protection and of course is an appropriate complement for this vintage instrument.
Buyer pays a flat rate of $55 for insurance and shipping to the lower 48 states; shipping costs elsewhere will be negotiated as necessary. Payment by Paypal is preferred; cashier’s checks are acceptable, but checks must clear before the guitar will be shipped.
I have made every effort to describe and illustrate this guitar and case with scrupulous accuracy. Its return will not be accepted unless it can be shown that it was egregiously misrepresented in this listing. Please check out the pictures and ask any questions you might have before offering to purchase it.
Gibson Lg1 Guitar Serial Numbers
Thank you for your interest in this cool vintage Gibson guitar.