anyone who wants to know about vintage gibsons and their serial numbers may want to e-mail folkway music in guelph, ontario. they're luthiers and also buy and sell lots of old gibsons, especially the lg series. i sold them a lg2 ca. '57. i've got a '63 lg 1 i'd like to sell if anyone is interested. it's in incredible shape and even has the original faux alligator cardboard case.