Honking volute and tarbacks

[69 Goldtop]

I remember some talk back about tarbacks and big volutes.
Heres what I was talking about.
Tarbacks in a late 70`s LP and a large volute for 79
https://reverb.com/item/1346464-gibson-25-50-les-paul-anniversary-flame-maple-1978-blonde

 

[HardCore Troubadour]

a man could ski jump off that with a little snow......you ever see a 5 piece neck with the strips THAT far off kilter?

not that I think anything is amiss just that...DAMN.... it is not even close?

Where you been Bro?

 

[69 Goldtop]

Hah , did`nt even notice that. But those are off sometimes. I think the one I had was a little ,
but not near that much.
Hunting.

 

[LPPILOT]

Drinking heavy before that one was assembled

 

[siggy14]

a man could ski jump off that with a little snow......you ever see a 5 piece neck with the strips THAT far off kilter?

not that I think anything is amiss just that...DAMN.... it is not even close?

Where you been Bro?

The stripes are fine, the tuners are off, one side they are further in then the other.

 

[HardCore Troubadour]

no, that is an optimum conclusion.....

look at the different width of the wings....

now look at the "V" in the headstock.....

THAT is operator error.

Damn Norlin Junk.

 

[Progrocker111]

Yeah, thats typical Norlin era inconsistence. And typical late 70s Kalamazoo giant volute.