Tue Mar 09, 2021 11:20 pm
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:14 am
R7-12 wrote:After removing the pickguard and the neck from my recently purchased 2008 Legacy, I noticed the following build info,
Written in the body cavity:
LEG L
2TSB
RW – BE#1V
JUMBO FRETS-TGN
LT-CRME P/G
KNOBS & COVRS
LN#1
251391
Written on the neck:
Leg. RW.BE. V.NECK
TGN. R.A. #101319
Sperzel L + tuners
8/1/8
SRT (JRT?)
I've been able to decipher most of it, but the ones I'm having trouble with are the following:
Body cavity:
BE#1V
LN#1
251391
On the neck:
BE.
R.A. #101319
SRT (JRT?)
The build date: 8/1/8
I suspect this would usually be read as August 1 2008. However, as the neck is stamped Feb. 27, I'm guessing whoever wrote 8/1/8 used a different format than what is common in the US.
Is anyone able to help with this?
BE#1V
LN#1
251391
On the neck:
BE.
R.A. #101319
SRT (JRT?)
The build date: 8/1/8
I suspect this would usually be read as August 1 2008. However, as the neck is stamped Feb. 27,
Wed Mar 10, 2021 12:44 pm
Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:04 pm
R7-12 wrote:Thank you Craig, the information you provided is very helpful.
The serial # on the back of the neck is: CLF 52149
I registered it here recently and noticed the original neck was listed as ebony. Any additional information you might be able to provide is appreciated.
Is there a way of uploading pics directly from my computer?
Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:15 pm
Craig wrote:The fretboard wood is Ebony and the neck wood is Bird's Eye Maple.
For posting photos, see this post: Tutorial:Posting photos.
Looking forward to seeing your photos.
Wed Mar 10, 2021 1:37 pm
R7-12 wrote:Craig wrote:The fretboard wood is Ebony and the neck wood is Bird's Eye Maple.
For posting photos, see this post: Tutorial:Posting photos.
Looking forward to seeing your photos.
I would rather not use a webservice to post pics. It's too bad there isn't a more direct way for posting pics.
The neck is indeed Bird's Eye Maple, however, regarding the fretboard, the build info both from the body and neck indicate rosewood (RW), and I can confirm that visually. Was ebony perhaps the original fretboard prior to the authorized neck replacement?
Also, with the neck stamp of Feb. 27, is that an indication the original build was somewhere during the early months of 2008?
With the update to the new Gallery
on guitarsbyleo.com, you can now upload G&L images to your own photo album and
then post them here on the G&LDP. We do ask that you limit the photos you upload to
G&L instrument images, as we do have a limited amount of disk space. For details on the
Registered Users Gallery, take a look at the Registered Users Gallery.
Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:16 pm
Wed Mar 10, 2021 3:30 pm
Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:38 pm
R7-12 wrote:The only part of the build info I'm still uncertain about is the following:
TGN. R.A. #101319
I'm fairly sure that "TGN" stands for: "Tinted Gun Oil" and "R.A." are probably the craftsman's initials? But I'm stumped on the number.
This indicates that the original neck was replaced under Return Authorization #101319 in August 1, 2008 (8/1/8).
The Initials are probably those of the craftsman who built the replacement neck.
This also means the original Serial Number of this guitar changed with replacement neck because they used waterslide S/N in 2008.
R7-12 wrote:Thanks Craig. I've registered for the gallery and uploaded four images, the first two are of the build dates. Is there anyway to reduce their viewing size in the album? They show as huge images.
Wed Mar 10, 2021 4:47 pm
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:06 pm
R7-12 wrote:Yes, that does help, thank you.
Just to confirm, does the Neck stamp of Feb. 27 indicate the original build likely happened around February but the neck replacement didn't occur until 8/1/8?
Wed Mar 10, 2021 10:21 pm
Craig wrote:I searched my emails for the serial number and found that a previous owner had enter an incomplete G&L Registry entry in 2020.
I contacted him and asked for photos to id the missing details. I was the one who thought that the fretboard wood was Ebony based upon
his photos.
...
I have emailed Memo to look up this serial number to find out the history and specs shown in the factory log.
Stay tuned.
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:51 pm
Hi Craig,
It is a 2 tone sunburst Legacy whose initial build date is 4/12/06, the original neck serial number is CLF39911 it was a standard #1 rosewood neck, the replacement neck CLF52149 is a rosewood #1 V neck.
Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:59 pm
Craig wrote:Here are the details from Memo:I checked the Registry for S/N CLF39911 but it was not registered.Hi Craig,
It is a 2 tone sunburst Legacy whose initial build date is 4/12/06, the original neck serial number is CLF39911 it was a standard #1 rosewood neck, the replacement neck CLF52149 is a rosewood #1 V neck.
Hope this helps.