Gibson LG-3 LG-2 Banner (1943) Adirondack Spruce Mahogany, Case,

This is a bit of a mystery to me, a banner era LG-3 is a very rare guitar, only around 100 were made in 1942 and early 1943, and then again restarted after 1945, this guitar is almost certain 1943, and checking in with Willi Henkes he says the LG-3 only came with elaborate binding and soundhole inlay typical for the first LG series. So he suspects an old refin. Bridge and pickguard are clearly original, and the back, sides and neck show to my opinion signs of a very old overspray, since it glows up nicely greenish (like vintage finish does) under black-light. the top looks all original finish with crazing in the lacquer, and very nicely yellowed like a original finish would. The FON doesn't do much good either, i read something like 24xx- 3(likely #2430-3 according to my daughter with Hawk-eyes, but it's unclear) and there is a handwritten number on the back centre strip that doesn't seem to make any sense either, saying 5640-69 (?) So we are bit doubtful, is this a Late LG-3 or a refinished LG-2. Since I'm unable to proof one way or the other i decided to stick with Willi's Wisdom and say it's a 1943 LG-2, with a very old refin, and still a very attractive guitar, with a typical early skunk stripe in the neck and typicall early non-firestripe pickguard, the bridge is original and lacquered, it has been worked on and looks like it has been of and on the guitar again, it's shave a little, not to much, the pickguard looks like it's never been of the guitar. It features a Adirondack spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, maple neck with rosewood skunk stripe, Brazilian rosewood fretboard (with legal purchase papers), at one point it had a tailpiece and a few tiny cracks in the back, a pickguard crack and a binding crack, all repaired, it sounds like thunder and is very joyful guitar to play. With a solid flashy white case!

 specifications

• • Back/sides:  Solid Honduras Mahogany (back one piece)
    
  • Top Wood: Solid Adirondack Spruce
  • Fingerboard:  Rosewood
    
  • Neck Wood:  Maple with rosewood skunk stripe
  • Body Binding:  cream
    
  • Fingerboard Binding: none
    
  • Headstock Bindings: none
  • Fingerboard Inlay:  Pearl Birds
  • Soundhole inlay: black-cream ring
  • Bridge: Rosewood 
  • Headstyle:  Gibson Banner style
  • Headstock Venneer: Black
    
  • Pickup: none
    
  • Purfling: none
    
  • Back Strip: none 
  • Tuners: Three on a Plate Original
    
  • Body Size: Small body (00-14 fret)
    
  • Scale: 628mm (24.3/4")
  • Nut Width: 43mm (1.11/16") 
  • String Spacing: 55mm (2 1/8")
  • Width at Lower bout: 365mm (14.3/8")
  • Depth at Endpin: 110mm (4.1/3")