When i joined this forum and posted my question, i had no idea whether anyhone would reply, so I made my post as brief as possible. Since then, I've been so impressed with the number and quality of responses, i feel more confident that i can add some back story. My brother is the previous owner. He died, and his widow (my sister-in-law) gave it to me and told me she knows Bill would have wanted me to have it. I treasured it, of course, and played it now and then as part of grieving, but my main guitar was always my old '59 D28. Skip a few years and i got cancer and the 2 years of treatments almost killed me. My muscles were reduced to near zero and i couldn't even press down a chord, but one day, i picked up Bill's old Gibson and found its action very friendly to my hands, and the sound - even with decades-old strings - rang sweet and clear. It was like coming home (or something). This guitar eased me back into playing and i wrote/recorded an album on it. It's been a few years now and i'm still enjoying the feel and the sound, changing the strings as little as possible. The longer i live with this " haunted" guitar, the more i wonder about the WHOLE story behind it. All i know is that Bill didn't buy it new. And he's not around to tell me anything about where or when he got it, what he did to it, etc. It's a kind of tantalizing mystery to me. And i'm ok with not knowing certain things for sure, but it's heartening to know that others are interested and willing to help me with some probing, and to share insights. Please know, it means the world to me! Thanks!!! ❤️
