This Gibson belongs to a professor friend and I am going to only replace the bridge pins. The oddity of the double pick guard is shown here. It appears to have some additions from the original factory configuration.
This Gibson belongs to a professor friend. I have removed the the tension rod cover. The stop for the tension rod had turned and the tension rod adjustment cover has warped as a result. I am going to try to apply a bit of heat and straighten it out.
TI think that the original bridge was an adjustable type, but it has been replaced with an ebony reverse belly bridge. The bridge pin holes did not line up and the pins were sticking out of the bridge as much as an eighth of an inch. I did a bit of judicious rat-tail file work and all the pins now sit at a proper height.
Looking inside the sound hole towards the treble side. The top appears to be solid. The bracing is simply cross-bracing. There is no ladder or x-type bracing as far as I can see.
