I'm sure that anything you can contribute here will be greatly appreciated by the forum viewers. There are many other guitar builder sites on the wwweb that can also be of help.
I was watching a re-run of Antiques Roadshow on tv recently where a lady had a Les Paul gold top and a working Les Paul amp with it. Auction value was said to be at least $20,000 for the guitar itself. I wouldn't mind having a few of those I could let go of for that price....
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