Gibson LG-2 3/4 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1957), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # U 1329-18, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back, sides and neck, spruce top, rosewood fingerboard, original brown alligator chipboard case.
OK, 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 burgeoning student market of the 1950's is still built to the standards of a fully professional quality guitar. The narrow-waisted curvy body form is actually handed down from Gibson's 1920's TG series tenor guitars, and not actually similar the broader-waist LG design of the 1940's. While designated as the LG-2 3/4, it carries a ladder-braced top like the LG-1; presumably Gibson decided a top this small didn't merit the full X-braced treatment. Although originally student priced, these very small instruments were made in far smaller numbers than their full-sized siblings-less than 300 of this model left the factory in 1957. Despite its small size this is a great-playing guitar with a bright and very punchy sound and an interesting find for anyone who likes a small-bodied flat top.
Overall length is 36 3/4 in. (93.3 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 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 5/8 in. (41 mm.). Very clean overall and all original except for new tuner buttons, as the originals had crumbled away. There is some scuffing and small chips to the finish (mostly on the back) but very little fading or checking. A really sweet example of Gibson's elegant little student flat-top model from the '50's, complete with the original alligator grain SSC. Excellent Condition.
