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Private member DiscussionAcoustic Repair

1930 Gibson L-0 Top Sink

Hey All! I hope everyone has been loothing and living as well as possible. I'm checking in to ask for an opinion. I have been asked to fix or improve some top sinking/splitting of a Mahogany top 1930ish L-0 that sits between the bridge and the junction of the X-brace. It's showing signs of wanting to crack further but neither seems to be all the way through the top. I have removed the bridge plate cleanly and have tried wetting the…

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Ian Davlin
Maybe so. Could be a lot of things. I would leave it be. Everything I can think of is either dumb, risky or both dumb and risky.
Private member DiscussionGeneral

1950's Gibson L48

I'm not sure this belongs in this subcategory, but not sure where else to post it. Could use another set of eyes and expertise on this. Customer came through yesterday wanting to sell a 1950 Gibson L-48. It's been played and loved quite a bit, but despite that it plays and sounds very well. The tuners are cheap replacements, the fingerboard being well worn, and the missing finish in areas, otherwise it seems like everything is structura…

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Private member DiscussionFinish Repair

60's LG0 bare wood touch up

This 60's Gibson LG0 mahogany came in with a little bit of the finish scraped off just to the right of the bridge as you can see. I'm curious if anybody has any tips on how to touch this up? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Ian Davlin
I would start by using matte or dead flat lacquer.
Private member DiscussionAcoustic Repair

Tuners for 1952 Gibson LG-1

Just had this roll into the shop and us dire need of new tuners. Does anybody have any recommendations that are compatible with minimal modification?

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Ian Davlin
I just chatted with Joel Wilkens on this subject and he recommends cutting it 50/50 with water. He still recommends against drinking it.