Gibson LG-2 3/4 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1952), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # Z370-30, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back, sides and neck, spuce top, rosewood fingerboard.
Gibsons don't come much cuter than this! The diminutive 3/4 LG-2 is the company's equivalent to Martin's 5-18 and although created for the student market of the 1950's is a fully professional quality guitar. The narrow-waisted curvy body form is actually handed down from Gibson's 1920's TG series tenor guitars, not the broader-waist LG design of the 1940's. While designated an LG-2 3/4, it carries a ladder-braced top like the full-sized LG-1; presumably Gibson decided a top this small didn't merit the full X-braced treatment. Although student priced, these very small instruments were made in far smaller numbers than their full-sized siblings. A great-playing little guitar and an interesting and unusual find for those who prefer a small-bodied instrument.
Overall length is 36 7/8 in. (93.7 cm.), 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 15/16 in. (10 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 22 3/4 in. (578 mm.). Width of nut is 1 9/16 in. (40 mm.). Fairly well-worn but nicely original; a lot of top wear and one fairly deep ding well into the wood near the soundhole. A good player with a nice bright sound.
