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Bought this '61 about 10 years ago from Charlie Gelber. Because the headstock was broken off, it has a replace neck made from old growth mahogany w/ a '59 profile and all else is original including the fret board & binding. Plays and sounds fabulous. I've never found anything as good as this in...

Perhaps a long shot but Rick Norman (aka Dr. Vintage) made some excellent harnesses for my ES's before. Here's what I have for contact info. Lovely axe. https://www.bizapedia.com/az/dr-vintage-music-services-inc.html

Looks kind of like the SG Greg Allman played.

OK thanks. I now know that.

The ES-175 has a laminated top, back, and sides meaning they are a plywood guitar. Your recommendation on repair is good regardless of the construction.

I was having a problem for a while but soon concluded the issue was the pure nickel strings I was using. After changing to nickel plated the issue has gone away.

IMO I wouldn't look at adding a Braz board to increase the value. I had a guitar done by them 10 years ago and regret sending to them. The neck got shaved too much and the burst pattern was not the traditional Gibson pattern. It looked weird. Unless your board is really light brown I'd...

Yes, they were T-Tops. Typically, these are 7.0 to 7.6 range from my experience.

https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php?threads/how-to-post-photos-on-the-les-paul-forum.194336/ This may help. The sticker makes sense since Ace didn't order custom made guitars that I'm aware of but could have placed their store logo on the back of the headstock.

By stamped do you mean under the finish it was stamped or through the finish. Pics would be interesting. Early historics can be cool guitars for sure.

For higher end stuff like you have I usually go to online dealers I know who specialize in your type of items. Their commission is typically 10-15% but their selling price is often more than you could get privately or on the Bay or Verb. I also have taken stuff to local reputable vintage shops...

I bought a '61 ES335 ten years ago for $15K. It's a weird story though. It's the original finish but was re-necked using old growth mahogany and the original fretboard and binding. Frets are stainless and it plays like a dream because the neck was carved dimensionally like a '59. The finish...

I've had many Les Paul's on String Swings since the 90's. No issues with them or any guitar period.

Play it for a period of time to see how it measures up to your expectations before buying it. Or if you purchase understand the period you can use without jeopardizing returning it.

The thing that goes on with some SG's is the necks can be unstable. It's partly a function of geometry; the extreme neck length, the narrow heel thickness, and the narrow tenon thickness. Also, the good ones as Eric describes have wood that is probably more rigid and less susceptible to...