Gibson Original Instruments

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1. Hound Dog Dobro

   By ludwignut, March 26, 2016
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   • merciful-evans
   • October 24

2. Les Paul Recording Transformer/inductor broken

   By LardNotButter, October 6
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   • Grog
   • October 12

3. Any information about banjo FON 3077-78

   By JPeace, August 22
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   • PrairieDog
   • September 9

4. Date a guitar

   By JoniC, August 18
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   • Dave F
   • August 18

5. What should I do with it? An old Console Gibson Grande

   By Nagillum, April 23
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   • merciful-evans
   • June 11

6. Help with dating a Gibson mandolin

   By Gibson_Lover, April 22, 2022
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   • slimt
   • November 15, 2022

7. Strange - serial number check says custom when it is a classic

   By Hans Brehnfors, May 1, 2022
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   • Sgt. Pepper
   • July 3, 2022

8. Strings for ES-335 Vintage Ebony

   By Albert Prado, February 4, 2022
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   • Dave F
   • April 9, 2022

9. Les Paul Modern string gauges

   By L.Boogie, May 20, 2021
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   • Dave F
   • April 9, 2022

10. Gibson Original Collection Flying V Cherry Red Finish Option

    By Nathan tamkin, October 6, 2021   

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    • Dave F
    • April 9, 2022

11. Serial number lookup for what I think is a 1923 TB-JR

    By Ramojo, September 10, 2021
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    • Ramojo
    • September 10, 2021

12. Is this a real Gibson Lap Steel Guitar?

    By Randalwayne, August 15, 2021   

    • lap steel
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    • Randalwayne
    • September 6, 2021

13. Older tenor banjo

    By MontanaMusicGuy, July 2, 2021
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    • cunningham26
    • July 19, 2021

14. Mystery Dobro

    By KevinLiner, April 15, 2021
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    • slimt
    • May 2, 2021

15. 1939 A50 or A00 Mandolin?

    By Brian McLeod, April 8, 2020
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    • John Rosett
    • February 16, 2021

16. Gibson Banjo

    By bk2049, February 16, 2021
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    • bk2049
    • February 16, 2021

17. Is my Hound Dog Dobro USA made?

    By Rob Mathis, October 26, 2011
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    • Banjoman28716
    • January 29, 2021

18. Serial number help on master built banjo

    By banjo3, July 30, 2011
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    • j45nick
    • December 7, 2020

19. les Paul supreme

    By salva_russo, November 22, 2020
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    • salva_russo
    • November 26, 2020

20. Identifying an Original Hound Dog

    By John PD, April 23, 2020
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    • John PD
    • May 8, 2020

21. dating a les paul

    By Blueboy317, April 19, 2020
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    • Grog
    • April 20, 2020

22. Gibson historians, have you ever seen this type of serial number over the serial number on a 40s Archtop?

    By Lovies Guitars, February 12, 2020
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    • slimt
    • April 15, 2020

23. Gibson ETU electric Tenor Ukulele - such a rare bird??

    By nullkommafuenf, February 20, 2020
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    • nullkommafuenf
    • February 20, 2020

24. Gibson Mandolin #9876

    By MrsBAM, December 7, 2019
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    • slimt
    • December 30, 2019

25. Early Gibson L3 guitar

    By guitar-guy, September 23, 2019
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    • slimt
    • December 27, 2019