Gibson LGO

[Lee Gendvilas]

I just received a Gibson LGO. Plastic bridge to be replaced, bridge plate repair, and two braces missing on the bottom near the neck block. Where may I go to find specifications to build the braces? Thanks in advance to those replying.

[Joshua Levin-Epstein]

Lee,

Here are a couple of (nearly useless) pictures of the inside of a 1960 LG-0. The brace is about 17mm tall and tapered to about 2mm at the top. They are inlet into the kerfing (on my guitar). The bridgeplate on my guitar is spruce and all the damage was done at the factory (between the pinholes rather than from ball ends). You may wish simply to add a maple bridgeplate on top of what's there

[Tim Mace]

sold for around 103.00 new in '60's...