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Gibson LG Plans?

Hi, I am thinking about building a copy of a Gibson LG. I measured an old LG0, that a friend of mine owns. For my own build I want to go for X Bracing. I do not have acces to an LG1, 2 or 3. Does anyone have a plan with measurements for the top bracings you want to sell? Thanks, Jacob

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'52 LG1 Bridge issue

Had to replace the bridge, new one was modeled to the original specs, however the footprint is a little forward and showing some bare wood. I don't really want to pay for another rosewood bridge. After regluing the bridge, I was thinking of a shellac fill and trying to do some like very light color work to blend around the bridge wings. Interested in how y'all would approach such an issue.

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Ian Davlin
This is one of the reasons I almost always make my own bridges. It's just hard to do it any other way and have it line up. Also, I'm a firm believer in cutting that saddle slot after the bridge is on.…
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.