No it has not been refinished or repaired. I’ve seen this kind of oversprayed bindings before. Here’s another one.
Yes, but not always. Similarly, they didn't always bind the neck on white Juniors. But painting over the binding would happen often with special order finishes like Pelham Blue. I could be wrong, but it seems to only be done with opaque finishes, not translucent ones like Cherry. Could be a coincidence though.
Could be or a cost cutting move to not scrape the binding. Of course why would they have binding to begin with? I just bought one it arrives on Monday so I know they exist.
The thing about that is... they still have to mask off the tiny dot markers on the binding! Which would seem like more of a PITA than just scraping the binding. I really don't know why they do it. Maybe just an artistic decision?
You’re right it doesn’t make sense. They are listed in the catalogs as tv models even though they are white. Who knows. Lol
I have always understood that the "TV MODEL" designation on the headstock refers to the finish which is usually TV Yellow or TV White. TV Yellow TV White
TV Yellow was offered on the SG in 1961, and the name seems to have stuck with it. It was, after all, a continuation of the Les Paul TV. Heck, they kept the Les Paul name on early SGs which were 180 degrees different from a 1959 Les Paul. They were never too concerned with a consistent naming strategy. https://solidguitar.fandom.com/wiki/SG_Junior#1961-1965
That's how it's generally accepted today, although the SG-TVs after 1961 were Polaris White, not TV White because they were opaque. Trying to make sense of vintage Gibsons can be a PITA.
I had one of my SG Specials sent out for a refinish to a TV Yellow and it came back as TV White by mistake.
