E-minor7 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A bit hypnotized here, , , and strangely confused, , http://www.ebay.com/...3?ul_noapp=true , , but kinda like what I see. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pittgibson45 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I guess there is more than one kind of Gibson Hummingbird. The shoulders look round on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A stone from Uranus ! With a bird in it Ah , buy it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A stone from Uranus ! With a bird in it Ah , buy it !! Into the bargain, Uranus is a gas giant, so it has to be very rare. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Into the bargain, Uranus is a gas giant, so it has to be very rare. ;) How dare you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Looks like "Carnival glass" with a bird in it. Whatever it is or isn't worth, I think it would be kind of cool to have it near a Hummingbird guitar...... Us gee-tar people are a strange breed. That's why we're so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Easy to resist on the web, but if it crossed my path in 'real life' it'd have a new home for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 High-end paperweights can be a trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 High-end paperweights can be a trip... Yes, they can, small bubbles of otherworldly wonder, , but apart from that I didn't purchase the emerald bird. As a counter point to this somewhat daft thread, it's time to post this link to the 1965 real deal. http://www.ebay.com/...uoAAOSwSlBYvtye Not that I wasn't and isn't behind the original item. Just to give things a little more weight. Thanx for baring with me. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 ....it's time to post this link to the 1965 real deal..... Nice one! And it has "make offer"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nice one! And it has "make offer"! Yes, , , but also the narrow nut. Still.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Narrow nut, long scale......not much of a Hummingbird, is it. Still a good looking example and the price seems reasonable. Where can I get one of those translucent red guards with gold paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Narrow nut, long scale......not much of a Hummingbird, is it. I forgot the long-scale, but actually wrote the seller a week ago to make him conform it's not a misunderstanding. And sure, it's a Dove-neck. The guitar remains a Hummingbird though - and seems to be quite a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Narrow nut, long scale......not much of a Hummingbird, is it. Still a good looking example and the price seems reasonable. Where can I get one of those translucent red guards with gold paint? 1965? Just bein' a smartass, sorry.... The narrow nut isn't my favorite, though the long scale would do me fine. It's definitely in good cosmetic condition. My 65-er has the wide nut and long scale and more honest play wear. If I can get to it b/4 this thread evaporates, I'll try to post a picture for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 If I can get to it b/4 this thread evaporates, I'll try to post a picture for ya. That would be nize, , , with a little sound too. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 , , , with a little sound too. . Now, that would be dreaming. ; ). Beautiful bird on the eBay, though. What finish is/was that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 That would be nize, , , with a little sound too. . Hey! You keep trying to drag me out of my comfort zone in the 19th century😧 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Now, that would be dreaming. ; ). Beautiful bird on the eBay, though. What finish is/was that ? I shall resist being dragged 2 centuries into the uncertain future with every fiber of my aged being😖 Meanwhile, in 1965 the finish adorning that lovely H'bird would have been called sunburst. The 'cherry sunburst' was an identified variant, but in acoustics that's about all. Ah, twas a simpler time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I shall resist being dragged 2 centuries into the uncertain future with every fiber of my aged being😖 How many centuries until the lexicon no longer works? That would be something. Meanwhile, in 1965 the finish adorning that lovely H'bird would have been called sunburst. The 'cherry sunburst' was an identified variant, but in acoustics that's about all. Ah, twas a simpler time! Yes, fan of the bursts, no doubt. This one seemed to be such a faded burst as to be the Iced Tea barely still present? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 How many centuries until the lexicon no longer works? That would be something. Yes, fan of the bursts, no doubt. This one seemed to be such a faded burst as to be the Iced Tea barely still present? Quite a variety to identify and from which to choose currently. I often wonder if the inspiration derived from observing the effects of time on earlier, usually unnamed, Gibson 'bursts from the past. Seems pretty logical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Now, that would be dreaming. ; ). Beautiful bird on the eBay, though. What finish is/was that ? That's a beautifully faded cherry sunburst, thanks to the unstable red dye Gibson used in the mid-1960's. It could go almost yellow with a bit of UV exposure, much like the modern "ice tea" 'burst. I do not remember Gibson using a "conventional" 'burst on the 'bird in that period. They were either cherryburst or natural in the mid-1960's, as I recall, and mostly cherryburst. I thought it was pretty tacky at the time, but after they fade, they are gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hey! You keep trying to drag me out of my comfort zone in the 19th century�� Still waiting for those pics. And a few revived chords from back in the day wouldn't harm a soul - certainly not yours. Life's too short to disappear in comfort. That's a beautifully faded cherry sunburst, thanks to the unstable red dye Gibson used in the mid-1960's. It could go almost yellow with a bit of UV exposure, much like the modern "ice tea" 'burst. I do not remember Gibson using a "conventional" 'burst on the 'bird in that period. They were either cherryburst or natural in the mid-1960's, as I recall, and mostly cherryburst. I thought it was pretty tacky at the time, but after they fade, they are gorgeous. Exactly what believe was the case here. It's well known that Kalamazoo had a few buckets of vague-pigment-cherry that turned into that precious amber hue we now see resembled on the TV/NV/Vintage models. Whauw, they are beautiful, , , by far my favorite Bird-burst, , , and of course helped by the aging nitro and the yellow extremely delicious first-wave pick guard. Then again if Cowboy says there were 2 versions early on, we have a riddle. Intense studies however, tells me that most original oldies have developed the amber glow. Okay some of them seem to have stopped around tequila-sunrise-orange. Now take a look at this one. More like the SJ of the day, meaning real sunburst, but with the wildlife buzzing. https://reverb.com/item/4499822-gibson-hummingbird-1961-dark-cherry-sunburst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Still waiting for those pics. And a few revived chords from back in the day wouldn't harm a soul - certainly not yours. Life's too short to disappear in comfort. Something good for all of us to keep in mind. Now take a look at this one. More like the SJ of the day, meaning real sunburst, but with the wildlife buzzing. https://reverb.com/i...cherry-sunburst Would love to look, but the link appears to be broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Would love to look, but the link appears to be broken. Try again - replaced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 [ Now take a look at this one. More like the SJ of the day, meaning real sunburst, but with the wildlife buzzing. https://reverb.com/item/4499822-gibson-hummingbird-1961-dark-cherry-sunburst That's a rare 'bird indeed, one of the very early ones. The serial number is consistent with 1961, which would be year two for the 'bird. It looks like a true sunburst, not a cherryburst. You can tell because the back has the standard dark walnut stain, rather than the red stain used on most (but not all) of the cherryburst guitars. I know the original 'bird brochure says "cherryburst" finish, but maybe that was nomenclature they were using to try to differentiate the new high-end model from the lowly sunburst J-45. In any case, she's a beauty. It's a shame the pickguard was modded to put in a D'Armond at some point, but that happened to an awful lot of guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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