![]() ![]() You’ll notice that the top braces aren’t placed symmetrically. It’s so cool to see the plane, pencil, and chisel marks left by the builder at the Gibson factory who carved the inside of the top. Before that, however, take a look around the inside of this guitar. We immediately noticed that all of the braces were coming loose so we decided to reglue all of them. ![]() Here’s the back, separated from the rest of the guitar. Doing that to a guitar made in the early 1940’s means opening up a time capsule that hasn’t been seen by anyone since it left the factory. The only way to get it glued back into place is to remove the entire back. ![]() ![]() But in this guitar’s case, there are a pair of slender F holes and one brace that’s come completely out. When there’s a big circular soundhole to reach through, those repairs are easy enough. Sometimes braces come loose inside guitars as they grow old and dry out. ![]()
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