| Epiphone or original Gibson?
Minimal original specs exist but there are repair people who keep notebooks on repaired instruments & what they receive. Import (Chinese, etc) Epiphones will generally vary due to factory QC. They also will have modern electronic componentry. That (Epiphone) material is generally promo material & I don't think can be relied upon. Original data stems from factory repair notes & appears to emphasize electronic testing using 1960's period passive components & techniques. "Neck repair" issues emphasize methods of determining warping, straightness & so forth. 0.118" measured from bottom of E and G is what I could find for their standard (1.5" nut / 34" neck); that's about it, which seems tall to me for "period strings" - which I imagine would be flats. But that might be all the bridge would handle without buzz, etc - as there was no info on relief offset.
That's about all I could find unless you want the testing data (if you DO have a Gibson of that period that would be very relevant) dealing with original passive components. If not, that (testing) info isn't relevant. Someone who works on them and keeps a notebook will probably chime in with more in depth info.
Last edited by john grey : 05-12-2011 at 09:54 AM.
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