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1951 Gibson LG-1 Acoustic Guitar – Used

  • Original price was: $3,250.00.Current price is: $2,762.50.
Pickup available 211 Lambert Ave, Palo Alto, CA

This is one of the cleanest and most original examples of a post-war LG-1 we’ve had, and it has the classic 1950s C-shape neck profile that sends fans of Gibson electrics from this period swooning. Amazingly, this guitar has no finish checking whatsoever—a rarity for post-WWII Gibsons, where finish checking is nearly a given (this is largely thanks to a relatively thin finish on this example).

Original nut, pickguard, and narrow rectangular bridge. Original Kluson tuners but celluloid buttons have been replaced with correct style. Frets show almost no wear. This has a bright chiming tone that’s distinctly different than X-braced Gibson models, and it’s very easy to play.

  • UPC 142147
  • Year 1951
  • Top material Spruce
  • Back sides Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Rosewood
  • Neck material Mahogany
  • Bridge Rosewood
  • Bracing Ladder
  • Frets to body 14
  • Total frets 19
  • Scale length 24 3/4"
  • Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Nut width 1 11/16"
  • Neck shape C
  • Binding white celluloid
  • Inlay dots
  • Tuners Kluson Deluxe
  • Case type Hardshell
  • Serial number 8130-10
  • SKU GIBLG1-813010

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Tags: Level 1: Instruments Level 2: Acoustic Guitars Level 3: Flat Top Acoustic Used Vintage