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So both John Lennon's 58 and the 325C58 don't have any bracing?

Does anyone have a picture or diagram showing the internals of these guitars?

While I understand what you're saying, and I really would like to know the truth, I'm hoping to find out without having to buy an old Bigsby.

I can't find any comparative pictures of Selmer vs. Lennon's Bigsby. I can't even find any detailed specification of any Bigsby on the web.

Maybe you ...

Do you have any idea why many people, John Hall included, seems to think that Lennon's Bigsby was the smaller one and not the same size as the current B5?

Is it really hard to tell the difference from pictures?

Is the diagonal brace inside a 325 body made of the same material as the body, that is, a maple body would have a maple brace and an alder body would have a alder brace or is the brace made of spruce or some other material?

Karl, can you tell me what to look for in the photos so I can learn to identify the Selmer B5 from the US B5?

Well that's interesting, Karl. Like Isaac, I've been reading that it was smaller.

By "modern non-plated reissue" do you mean the B5 that is being sold now?

What are the differences between John Lennon's original Bigsby and the modern version?