gmann
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I surely do like it!
Filthy guitar. Looks worse than a hound dog that has not been bathed in 3 years. Must sound awesome. Is the neck intact around the heel, or was it glued back on? The Throbak should sound good on the guitar, but if it doesn't, try a Tom Holmes or a T-top.
I had a 1959 LP Jr which was a player grade guitar. It had a cutout for a switch, right under the pickguard. Similar to the OP's pic. Learned it was housing a kill switch. Why? The output jack was corroded enough that it behaved like a diode, and would cause a horrible sound to come out of the guitar, any ole time. I said screw it and put a gold jack into its place. Functionality beats form in my book.
Love it. If that was really the Hinds 61, I am jealous. I wanted to buy it from him but missed out on timing. I also was trying to buy his 54/57 conversion, and missed that too. One of my favorite players. Congratulations! Maybe you can reach out to him on Facebook to confirm? It could get some good progeny/history to go along with it.
Autumn might be a good name for that one ..the different shades of orange,brown and red on that top...