Gibson 1952 ES-175 Body Husk Headstock Repair, Good

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This Gibson 1952 ES-175 body husk in sunburst is in good condition.  The headstock was broken and repaired by the previous owner.  He did a remarkably good job - he routed in a slot on the back of the headstock/neck transition where he fit and shaped a spline to reinforce the repair, and someone did an excellent job painting it afterward.  The previous owner's wife told me that her husband was a cabinet maker when I said, "Someone knew what they were doing when they repaired this!".  

It has a maple body with binding, a mahogany neck with a C profile, and a rosewood fretboard with mother of pearl parallelogram inlays. The neck finish is partly original, and the body weighs just 3 lbs 15 oz.

The neck has a headstock repair, and there is an active crack on the lower bout side between the strap button/tailpiece hole and the output jack hole. Please see the pics for details.  The crack does not reach the output jack and it looks like it'll be easy to make a clean repair.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Color: sunburst
• Finish Original?: yes
• Finish Condition: good
• Weight: 3 lbs 15 oz
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Has Truss Rod: yes
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"
• Neck Thickness At 1st Fret: .881"
• Neck Thickness At 12th Fret: .996"
• Fretboard Radius: 12"
• Body Length: 20"
• Lower Bout: 16"
• Waist: 9-3/8"
• Upper Bout: 11-3/8"
• Body Depth/Thickness: 3-3/8"
• Overall Length: 40-1/4"
• Neck Material: mahogany
• Neck Profile: C
• Neck Condition: good
• Neck Repairs: headstock repair - see pics
• Neck Finish Original?: some
• Nut Material: synthetic bone
• Nut Original?: no
• Inlay: mother of pearl parallelogram
• Fretboard Material: rosewood
• Fretboard Condition: excellent
• Fretboard Repairs: none
• Fret Condition: good
• Fret Repairs: none
• Fret Count: 19
• Body Material: maple
• Body Condition: good, cracks on lower bout side between strap button/tailpiece hole and output jack hole - see pics
• Body Binding: yes
• Body Binding Condition: good
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none

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