Hi Guys.
BIRTH YEAR ?
Think of it as a birth-year guitar for an old guy!
I was born in '53, but the book/serial numbers show this non-cut L-5 was built in '50. That said, little things like the face-plate indicate this guitar may have been made in '52 or '53. An example would be that the dot on the letter i is hitting the bottom of the letter G in the word Gibson.
The tuners are metal-tipped Seal Fasts, more indicative of a '50s or '60s guitar. The truss-rod cover might be a little later, too. The tail-piece is original, from the beginning.
PICKUPS
Well, I have a DeArmond FHC-C 'in the box', but I can't remember if it needs help or not. I haven't tried to use it in '15 years. If anybody can tell me a bit about the FHC-C pickup
IDEAS:
I want to drop the action if possible, try a bunch of different strings, like phosphor bronze. I like D'Addarios. There are some arpeggio figures I used to be able to execute with another arch-top, but couldn't perform with this guitar at it's present fret height. The bridge may be original to the guitar, too. I have more pics if there is some interest.
Thanks, gilded!
BIRTH YEAR ?
Think of it as a birth-year guitar for an old guy!
I was born in '53, but the book/serial numbers show this non-cut L-5 was built in '50. That said, little things like the face-plate indicate this guitar may have been made in '52 or '53. An example would be that the dot on the letter i is hitting the bottom of the letter G in the word Gibson.
The tuners are metal-tipped Seal Fasts, more indicative of a '50s or '60s guitar. The truss-rod cover might be a little later, too. The tail-piece is original, from the beginning.
PICKUPS
Well, I have a DeArmond FHC-C 'in the box', but I can't remember if it needs help or not. I haven't tried to use it in '15 years. If anybody can tell me a bit about the FHC-C pickup
IDEAS:
I want to drop the action if possible, try a bunch of different strings, like phosphor bronze. I like D'Addarios. There are some arpeggio figures I used to be able to execute with another arch-top, but couldn't perform with this guitar at it's present fret height. The bridge may be original to the guitar, too. I have more pics if there is some interest.
Thanks, gilded!