Vintage Gibson Headstock

[ruby50]

Moving this from the general heading to here:

I have a '34 Gibson L-00 that I am doing some repairs on. I have 2 questions, and the photos are here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby16...7646291196614/

As usual with Flickr, click on the first shot to get a larger image and some text.

First, I am missing 2 of the grommets that fit around the tuners on the face of headstock. Are these reproduced? Anyone have a couple they would be willing to part with.

Second, the tuners are 3-on-a-plate and are identical and seem to be the same age - patina on the metal and the buttons are all the same side to side. However the plates are different.

I know that Gibson had trouble with consistency, but on the same instrument? What do you think - are they origianl?

thanks so much

Ed Minch

[charles Tauber]

http://www.stewmac.com/Hardware_and_..._Bushings.html

$.40 each.

One or both of the plates are likely replacements. But, it's conjecture. The head looks like it has had a hard life.

[ruby50]

Charles

Thanks much

Ed

[ruby50]

Thanks for all the tips, I pulled the plates and added 2 shots at the end of the album showing that the mismatched plates are original:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby16...7646291196614/

Thanks again

Ed