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    Default Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Too much work for me but... non-gibson (F style) hardshell case (worth more than auction, at least for now. many days left to auction) it was refinished 20 years ago https://ebay.us/Bo2k5r

    * How do you spell sunken? lol
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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    wow! how did that top sink there?
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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Quote Originally Posted by G7MOF View Post
    wow! how did that top sink there?
    It was probably left strung up to pitch after the brace failed.
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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Back looks warped too - or is it just shadows?

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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Looks refinished to me but that’s the least of anyones worries. I was going to say that the tuners and tailpiece were worth the current bid but I notice that there’s no picture of the front of the tailpiece cover - any caveat emptor.

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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Yes, there is too much glare on the tailpiece cover to be sure, even if you try to get close-up with the computer.

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    Default Re: Vintage Gibson A, as is, needs sunkin top & cracks repaired

    Quote Originally Posted by LadysSolo View Post
    ... there is too much glare on the tailpiece cover to be sure ...
    FWIW: You prompted me to look at the cover of my '17 A-1, and even the inside shows a fair amount of patina and "press-thru" of the "The Gibson" logo. The inside of this cover looks, to me, way too silvery smooth to be original.
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