Gibson '40 years format "8 full load", in the illustration it is looked the type of carving that the customer has demanded in order to render it lacking shoulder.
Under the removed part, without ruin of the plan, of the bottom.
In the illustrations , the cross-sectional bands that render the part to insert sturdier and increase the glue plan.
The cross-sectional bands are cut and worked like in years ' 40 used.
Under the part glue and threaded with the same characteristics of the original instrument.
To notice in the concave part of the shoulder, the tonality of the varnish is like originates it them.