Gibson on fb marketplace

**jim simpson** · May-10-2023, 7:24am

Listed as a Gibson, I doesn't look like any Gibson I've seen!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...c-8de75ef76153

**MikeEdgerton** · May-10-2023, 7:38am

That top looks like Oak or Ash unless it's a faux finish. That's some open grain. I guess anything with an open book headstock is a Gibson to this seller. The tuners are imported as well. No picture of the front of the headstock.

**Jeff Mando** · May-10-2023, 8:18am

Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton

No picture of the front of the headstock.

I've noticed that on a lot of online listings. Looks like it would be important....?

**Mandoplumb** · Jun-20-2023, 8:22am

May have Gibson strings on it

**Richard500** · Jun-20-2023, 8:43am

Somebody paid $800.

**Jim Garber** · Jun-20-2023, 9:37am

Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton

No picture of the front of the headstock.

Looks like a 1930s Gibson with an artfully replaced oak top.

Here was the headstock:

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**Richard500** · Jun-20-2023, 11:14am

Looking at the f- hole edges, and the wear area under the vendor’s thumb, more like contact paper. If so, there’s a chance the original top could be there. Peel and reveal.