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1959 Gibson LG-2

1959 Gibson LG-2
1959 Gibson LG-2 body before repair; Missing bridge, and many unseen loose braces.

1959 Gibson LG-2 headstock before repair
1959 Gibson LG-2 headstock before repair; Machine head buttons crumbling.

1959 Gibson LG-2 original bridge
1959 Gibson LG-2 original bridge.

1959 Gibson LG-2 loose and missing braces
1959 Gibson LG-2 inside of the guitar; Missing back brace, and loose centre strip on back.

Inside view of re-gluing a top brace on 1959 Gibson LG-2
Inside view of re-gluing a top brace on 1959 Gibson LG-2.

Gluing a back brace on Gibson LG-2
Gluing a back brace on Gibson LG-2

Re-gluing the centre strip on Gibson LG-2
Re-gluing the centre strip on Gibson LG-2.

Resetting the neck and gluing the centre strip on '59 Gibson LG-2
Resetting the neck and gluing the centre strip on a '59 Gibson LG-2.

New bridge installed on 1959 Gibson LG-2
New handmade bridge installed on 1959 Gibson LG-2 with a new intonated bone saddle.

1959 Gibson LG-2 set up and ready to play
1959 Gibson LG-2 set up and ready to play; solid again with neck reset, new tuning buttons, new bridge, new bone saddle, new bone nut, new frets, and low action.