I bought my Gibson LG-O at a Tulsa, OK pawnshop in about 1966. My Dad paid $65 for it!
The serial number is 231673(3)--last number not clear.
Does anyone know how to approximate its' "birthdate" w/ this info?
I really loved the slim neck and the down-sized feel.
Sold it to a good friend in 1981 in order to purchase a great deal on a red Ovation acoustic. Hindsight being what it is, I would have loved to had BOTH...but, golly, $$$ was needed for the Ovaation purchase. I regret that I sold the LG-O, but it went to a close friend and great home. I intend to tell her about replacing the plastic bridge with a rosewood -- if it still has the plastic.
Thanks for the forum.
I see they're selling today -- excellent condition for $750 to $950.
There's currently an "Arlo Guthrie LG-2" for sale by Musician's Friend (in the states) w/ a "list price" of $2724.00, can be purchased for $1799.99. Here's copy from their catalog. "The old troubador (Woody Guthrie) wanted to be sure young Arlo got off on the right foot, so Woody gave him a real guitar with a 22-3/4 - scale V-shaped neck and small body Arlo could handle - the classic
L-oo style. Is's tone is super friendly and mellow from a solid Sitka spruce top and solid mahogany back and sides. Triple top and back binding plue a tortoise pickguard add class." There's also a "Robert Johnson L-1." List is $3373.00. Purchase price is $2199.99.
Now, if you DON'T know who Robert Johnson was, he supposedly "sold his soul to the devil" for his axe-playing talents at "The CrossRoads." All true bluesmen and women know the story. Fact is, the "location" really exists in the south. The actor Morgan Freeman co-owns a bar there.