duluthdan Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 I am wise enough to know that "Call for Price" generally means my tax refund will not get me even a tenth of the way there, but a guy can dream. http://www.williesguitars.com/index.cfm/gibson_acoustics/7/inventory/1/image/1
RichG Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Very nice. Question for the experts. I thought all Gibsons from that period had the FON stamped on the back of the head stock. Two letters and four numbers with the first letter being the year. E was 1939. F was 1940. Did that only apply to some models, or could this be an earlier J 35? I have seen a 1939 L5 stamped and my J55 has it along with several other J55 that I have seen pictures of. Rich
aliasphobias Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 I'm with you duluthdan. Call for price generally means it's a price befitting a payment book. Beauty of a guitar though.
jt Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Question for the experts. I thought all Gibsons from that period had the FON stamped on the back of the head stock. Two letters and four numbers with the first letter being the year. E was 1939. F was 1940. Did that only apply to some models, or could this be an earlier J 35? I have seen a 1939 L5 stamped and my J55 has it along with several other J55 that I have seen pictures of. FONs were usually on the neck block during this time, but there are exceptions, this being Gibson. Common understanding is that "F" indicates 1940. But, no one has ever uncovered a Gibson document that definitely links any FON to any date. All estimates are just that.
tpbiii Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Very nice. Question for the experts. I thought all Gibsons from that period had the FON stamped on the back of the head stock. Two letters and four numbers with the first letter being the year. E was 1939. F was 1940. Did that only apply to some models, or could this be an earlier J 35? I have seen a 1939 L5 stamped and my J55 has it along with several other J55 that I have seen pictures of. Rich I have been told the headstock stamps from that period were serial numbers. Gibson was never consistent -- but throughout their prewar years, they had FONs and serial numbers -- mixed in some mysterious way. In my experience, the headstock stamps started in the late 30s, but they were never consistent -- so generalizing essentially never works. I don't think it is earlier -- all the earlier ones I have seen have white silkscreened script labels. Best, -Tom
RichG Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 Thanks for the enlightenment on the FON/serial number question. Rich
zombywoof Posted April 6, 2013 Posted April 6, 2013 One of the very few Gibsons that sends me running for the drool bucket. Call for Price - definitely wil still be worshipping from afar.
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 If I could only have 1 guitar in the world for the rest of my days it would be a 1939 J 35 !!! the looks are just perfect to my eye JC
tpbiii Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 If I could only have 1 guitar in the world for the rest of my days it would be a 1939 J 35 !!! the looks are just perfect to my eye JC Here are a couple of ours from late 1936 Gibsons. If I could only have one, I would have to choose the other one I think. Best, -Tom
JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 7, 2013 Posted April 7, 2013 Here are a couple of ours from late 1936 Gibsons. If I could only have one, I would have to choose the other one I think. Best, -Tom Tom, +1 the second one on my list would be and advanced jumbo . JC
The G Posted April 8, 2013 Posted April 8, 2013 Wow . Has anyone ever died from a gas attach? I'm awfully close here folks ..... Think I might just head over to the Estaban forum for a while till the chronic gas pain subsides.
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