Looking for Grandfather's Guitar: 1966 Gibson J-45

[H.W. Davis]

This is a total long shot. I am trying to locate my grandfather's guitar. It is a 1966 Gibson J-45 with a Cherry Sunburst Finish. He purchased it new in 1966. Upon his death in 1996, he willed it to my Aunt, who later gave it to my cousin who sold it to a local music store for cash. The guitar was then purchased from a store called "Mic'd Music" in Texarkana, TX in 2012 by someone from Florida I believe. I do not have a serial number currently but may in the future. This guitar belongs in my family and was sold for little to nothing as a senseless act. I am reposting this ad all over in hopes of a bite. If you have any information, please inbox me. Thank you.

[slimt]

Good luck on your quest...

[kidblast]

he willed it to my Aunt, who later gave it to my cousin who sold it to a local music store for cash

 

 

Jack a--s-- s!

 

Good luck with your search.

[JimR56]

This is a total long shot. I am trying to locate my grandfather's guitar. It is a 1966 Gibson J-45 with a Cherry Sunburst Finish. He purchased it new in 1966. Upon his death in 1996, he willed it to my Aunt, who later gave it to my cousin who sold it to a local music store for cash. The guitar was then purchased from a store called "Mic'd Music" in Texarkana, TX in 2012 by someone from Florida I believe. I do not have a serial number currently but may in the future. This guitar belongs in my family and was sold for little to nothing as a senseless act. I am reposting this ad all over in hopes of a bite. If you have any information, please inbox me. Thank you.

A long shot for sure. This model was produced in greater numbers than just about any other Gibson flat top, as far as I know. More info here: http://www.guitarhq.com/shippin2.html

 

Your odds of finding the same guitar are slim, even if you find the serial number. If you don't find the serial number, you should perhaps think about finding a nice example of the model from the same year.

 

I'm sure you know about ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2051541.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X1966+gibson+J-45.TRS0&_nkw=1966+gibson+J-45&_sacat=619

 

In addition to that, I would check a guitar site called gbase: https://www.gbase.com/gear?minyear=1966&maxyear=1966&minprice=&maxprice=&near=&daysago=&q=gibson+J-45

 

and: https://reverb.com/marketplace?query=1966+gibson+J-45

 

and: http://www.adhuntr.com/p/results.html?ie=UTF-8&q=gibson+1966+J-45&x=38&y=6&min=&max=&l=all&c=all&t=&p=

 

Good luck.

[H.W. Davis]

Looks like the music store did the transaction through ebay. Hoping to get a possible uername off of there. No serial number was logged.