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  1. Hi i'm Anna.

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  2. I don’t know. I played two original AJs extensively before finally deciding to get a reissue. I think it sounds pretty close to what a new AJ might have sounded like, but in any case it was a tone that I wanted. I’ve played a number of AJRIs, and all were good but some are better than others. I’m not sure I’d shell out big $$ for a version that might have cool woods but may not sound a cent better than a plain old AJRI.
  3. A 2003 AJRI has been my main flattop since I bought it new. It sounded great new, still sounds great. Roars when you want, sings sweetly if you throttle back. I’ve had about three dozen flattops, including many vintage Gibsons, and the AJRI is probably my favorite all around axe.
  4. Call Elderly, describe the guitar & they can give you a ballpark number. 1970 not Gibson's best year but there were plenty of good sounding ones made then so if you like it, enjoy it. I had a couple of nice ones & I've owned many 'more desirable' vintage axes. It is worth a few $$ BTW, not a pittance by any means if in good shape.
  5. Some of those Norlin era guitars sound just fine in spite of all you hear. I had an early '70s Hummingbird that truly did that and I played it for about 20 years. That's me with it on the right in my avatar. I also had a J-45 Deluxe from that time period and it sounded very nice indeed. I say this having owned a number of other Gibsons from the '30s through a modern AJRI. That sounds like a standard 'pickguard crack', very common, and I'd just have any decent repair shop look at and get it glued. And keep enjoying your guitar.
  6. IME checking is far more likely the result of a rapid change in temperature, not humidity & often associated with taking a guitar from a warm place to a cold one quickly. It can happen to vintage Martins, I speak from personal experience. Checking is common on many older Gibsons due to where they were played & is not a big deal as far as guitar integrity is concerned.
  7. The plastic bridge was really not a great idea in most respects but there is no doubt that some guitars wearing it sound just great. Guitars are like that, they sometimes don't care about things that humans get all lathered up about. IME I'd not worry about losing the great tone of your old J-50 by having a well done RW bridge put on that guitar when the plastic one finally gives up the ghost. Many would claim it would sound even better, but if it sounds so good already, who cares? I do not think you'll find a 'reproduction' plastic bridge and wouldn't spend any time looking for one. I had a few of the 'adjustable saddle' wood bridge Gibsons and while they can sound just fine I'd opt for a fixed saddle because frankly a saddle requires very little adjustment over the life of a guitar. For more detail on the Gibson plastic bridge & adjustable saddles find yourself a copy of "Gibson's Fabulous Flattops", a good book in any regard. A nice RW bridge that is glued on properly will look good, transfer a lot of string vibration to the top--you kinda want that--last basically the rest of your life, and sound just fine.
  8. I've owned a number of flattop guitars & in my experience would be a bit surprised if a nice one didn't need a bit of action attention in the first year or so. New guitar, things settle in over time & sometimes sooner, sometimes later. I'm talking nice Gibsons & others & to me it has nothing to do with 'shoddy' but a lot to do with 'owning an acoustic guitar'.
  9. Go to UMGF "Ultimate Martin Guitar Forum" and then to subforum "Vintage" and search. Many owners over there. I've got a '53 but know a bit about banners and will say: nearly all are mahogany back/sides. Nice guitars.
  10. That's very accurate. Perhaps 15+ years ago when I was buying/selling guitars lot I got a MK-35. It played very well--'fast' action--& construction was good; I didn't have the problems ksdaddy points out. It was loud & clear but did not sound like a Gibson & that's why I sold it or traded it for yet another guitar. Gibson was doing something new w. the MK series and in some ways they succeeded. I've heard the MK-72s were very nice guitars. I think if one wasn't looking for classic Gibson tone the MK series did other things very well. An interesting marketing effort by Gibson & I always appreciated the fact that they tried.
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