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1967 Gibson J-45 ADJ Acoustic Guitar w/ Case, Strap & Gibson Box. Repair Project

Estimated price for orientation: 1 595 $

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Description
Brand: Gibson Dexterity: Right-Handed
Model: J-45 ADJ Exact Year: 1967
String Configuration: 6 String Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Body Type: Dreadnought


     Travel back in time with this vintage acoustic guitar. Made by Gibson at its old Kalamazoo, Michigan factory in 1967, it's a Gibson J-45 ADJ. ADJ means it has an adjustable saddle bridge. Serial number is stamped on back of headstock 390171 (with no MADE IN USA stamp). Single screw pickguard with Gibson logo. What's that finish? Tobacco sunburst, I guess, right? There is an 8" crack in the treble side of the top lower bout from the bridge to the bottom. There is another crack, maybe 1", from the top of the bridge to the corner of the pickguard. Both cracks have been glued, but not cleated, by a previous owner. Though glued and stable, the surfaces of either side of the longer crack repair are not quite flush with each other. The bridge appears to have been inexpertly reset at some point. There is a bit of glue squeeze-out around the bridge, and the lower bout side of the bridge is not quite flush with the guitar. For an unknown reason, a past owner drilled an 1/8" wide hole 3/8" deep into the top of the headstock above the b and s of the Gibson logo. There is wear through the finish on the back where the neck heel meets the guitar, both on the butt of the neck heel and the upper bout of the guitar. It's an odd place for significant wear. There is also ordinary play wear all over, with various little scratches and scrapes, but, all in all, it looks pretty good. All of the above listed flaws are no huge deal and not the main reason it's listed as a repair project. The main reason it's listed as a repair project is that the 12th fret action is between 4/32" and 5/32", even with the saddle dialed all the way down. So, to really be an enjoyable guitar, it needs a neck reset. It comes with an old jacquard fabric weave strap that someone has replaced with end leather pieces. And an old empty Gibson guitar string box in fair condition. And its old case, which is in poor condition.       For shipping, it will be well wrapped with plenty of new ½” bubble wrap and shipped in a new 46” by 19” by 7” cardboard instrument box. Questions? Please check out my Ebay store, “The 1970 Time Travel Trailer,” for more cool vintage stuff, including a bunch of vintage guitars (and a few ukuleles, banjos, fiddles, mandolins and amps, as well as fiddles, brass, woodwind, and various oddball musical instruments and old instrument brochures & catalogs).