I am awaiting the arrival of a Gibson from the opposite end of the historic pipeline.
Circa 1930 L-0, one of the earlier flattop, X-braced guitars Gibson made. This is the all-mahogany version of the L-00, built before the advent of 14-fret instruments.
It is so old, it has "The Gibson" script logo on the headstock.
Congratulations Neal!
I have a few friends that covet those old small body Gibsons, and the real old time guys even seem to prefer the ladder braced examples. The X braced ones I've seen were super light and resonant, and I hope yours is a keeper.