Gibson LG-2 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952)
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Gibson LG-2 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # Z2756-10, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany sides, back and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, black hard shell case.
This is a fine sounding and playing 1952 example of Gibson's best-known post-WWII small body flat-top guitar, the LG-2. This model was in the middle of a three-instrument lineup of 14" wide guitars, with the ladder-braced LG-1 at the bottom and the natural finish LG-3 on top. All are basically the same instrument, with the X-braced top of the LG-2 and LG-3 giving them a somewhat richer sound. With Gibson's trademark sunburst top the LG-2 has proved the most popular of the trio over the decades, a genuine classic and often the choice of pickers who love the Gibson sound and prefer a smaller-bodied guitar.
Compared to later examples, pre-1955 LGs like this are a bit plainer, more austere, and elegant, with a small tortoise pattern pickguard, rectangular bridge, triple-bound top and single-bound back, and block script Gibson logo. They are also noticeably more lightly built, giving them a finer sound in most cases. This one has a slimmer-than-some very comfortable round-profile neck and plays extremely well, a very responsive guitar. This early 1950s Gibson shows some minor repair work but is a very comfortable player in ready-to-gig condition, looking not too much the worse for wear after exactly 70 years on the planet.
Overall length is 40 in. (101.6 cm.), 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
This guitar is relatively clean and mostly all original, the only notable alteration being a replaced bridge and modern repro tuners. The bulk of the top finish is not heavily worn showing minor checking, pick marks, scuffing, and dings. There are several prominent deeper scratches behind the bridge, and one small filled-in spot that looks like an ancient case-lid ding. The back and sides are quite clean with only minor wear, mostly isolated scratches, dings and dents. Overall the instrument shows a still-shiny patina with minimal fading and light checking. The back of the neck is very clean, there has never even been a strap button added at the heel.
There are no cracks visible on the guitar. The neck looks to have been very cleanly reset, which is not an easy task on these.
The bridge has obviously lifted, possibly more than once; the rosewood piece fitted is the correct style and looks quite old but appears slightly oversize. There is some visible scarring around the base, but nothing too intrusive. Internally the original small maple bridgeplate is intact, and the securing bolts are still present. Several of the back braces look to have been reglued, solidly but not exceptionally neatly. Playability is excellent; the original frets have been recrowned and show hardly any subsequent wear. Overall this is a really sweet example of Gibson's elegant smaller flat-top model from the '50s, a fine playing and sounding example housed in a 1970s HSC. Excellent - Condition.
This is a fine sounding and playing 1952 example of Gibson's best-known post-WWII small body flat-top guitar, the LG-2. This model was in the middle of a three-instrument lineup of 14" wide guitars, with the ladder-braced LG-1 at the bottom and the natural finish LG-3 on top. All are basically the same instrument, with the X-braced top of the LG-2 and LG-3 giving them a somewhat richer sound. With Gibson's trademark sunburst top the LG-2 has proved the most popular of the trio over the decades, a genuine classic and often the choice of pickers who love the Gibson sound and prefer a smaller-bodied guitar.
Compared to later examples, pre-1955 LGs like this are a bit plainer, more austere, and elegant, with a small tortoise pattern pickguard, rectangular bridge, triple-bound top and single-bound back, and block script Gibson logo. They are also noticeably more lightly built, giving them a finer sound in most cases. This one has a slimmer-than-some very comfortable round-profile neck and plays extremely well, a very responsive guitar. This early 1950s Gibson shows some minor repair work but is a very comfortable player in ready-to-gig condition, looking not too much the worse for wear after exactly 70 years on the planet.
Overall length is 40 in. (101.6 cm.), 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
This guitar is relatively clean and mostly all original, the only notable alteration being a replaced bridge and modern repro tuners. The bulk of the top finish is not heavily worn showing minor checking, pick marks, scuffing, and dings. There are several prominent deeper scratches behind the bridge, and one small filled-in spot that looks like an ancient case-lid ding. The back and sides are quite clean with only minor wear, mostly isolated scratches, dings and dents. Overall the instrument shows a still-shiny patina with minimal fading and light checking. The back of the neck is very clean, there has never even been a strap button added at the heel.
There are no cracks visible on the guitar. The neck looks to have been very cleanly reset, which is not an easy task on these.
The bridge has obviously lifted, possibly more than once; the rosewood piece fitted is the correct style and looks quite old but appears slightly oversize. There is some visible scarring around the base, but nothing too intrusive. Internally the original small maple bridgeplate is intact, and the securing bolts are still present. Several of the back braces look to have been reglued, solidly but not exceptionally neatly. Playability is excellent; the original frets have been recrowned and show hardly any subsequent wear. Overall this is a really sweet example of Gibson's elegant smaller flat-top model from the '50s, a fine playing and sounding example housed in a 1970s HSC. Excellent - Condition.