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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 2:46 pm

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At heel and tail block. Anybody know? Modern J45. For tail I see variations between 4 5/8, 4 3/4, 4 7/8, But mostly 4 5/8

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ballbanjos

Post subject: Re: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 3:33 pm

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My early 70's J45 measures 4 at the heel and 4 7/8 at the tail.

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meddlingfool

Post subject: Re: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 4:48 pm

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My blueprints of a 1957 show 4” at neck, 5” at tail…

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SteveSmith

Post subject: Re: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 6:45 pm

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Here's some measurements from a '49 J-45. Neck block was 3 3/4"H x 3 1/4"W x 1 5/16"D, Tail block 4 5/8"H x 3 1/4"W x 3/4"D. Grain direction same as the sides. Here's a sheet of measurements I did in case someone might find it useful.

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Kbore

Post subject: Re: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2024 4:17 pm

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ballbanjos wrote:

My early 70's J45 measures 4 at the heel and 4 7/8 at the tail.

Dave

My 70's J-45 is about the same but 4 15/16 at the tail.

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Mike OMelia

Post subject: Re: Gibson J45 Body Thickness

Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2024 10:30 am

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OK, thanks, The tail seems somewhat consistent through time. I think I saw some variation in the heel block 3.5-4". Think I'll go with close to 4"

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