real? is this an authentic Gibson "wire" bridge?

[Sir Ricardo]

Hello!

 

I just bought this "older vintage Gibson authentic part" off of eBay.

 

Do you think it is a Gibson part?

 

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

 

thanks much -

 

Richard

[capmaster]

The diameter of the roundholes doesn't look like anything ever made or used by Gibson.

[L5Larry]

Looks kind of odd to me.

[Kaiser Bill]

My initial reaction/feeling...no...not Gibson at all.

[Jon S.]

The diameter of the roundholes doesn't look like anything ever made or used by Gibson.

 

That was my first thought too.

 

Richard-Do you have pics of the posts(it it came with them)?

[Sir Ricardo]

That was my first thought too.

 

Richard-Do you have pics of the posts(it it came with them)?

 

Hello Jon:

 

Thanks for asking....yes, I've attached the eBay photo, below. What do you think? As you can see, there was also a Gibson tailpiece in the listing.

 

cheers - Richard

[cjsinla]

Hello Jon:

 

Thanks for asking....yes, I've attached the eBay photo, below. What do you think? As you can see, there was also a Gibson tailpiece in the listing.

 

cheers - Richard

 

The holes are too huge, real ABR-1 bridges have tiny holes. Google ABR-1 bridge and you will see the difference. Also, Gibson still makes that bridge if you want one.

[Jon S.]

Hello Jon:

 

Thanks for asking....yes, I've attached the eBay photo, below. What do you think? As you can see, there was also a Gibson tailpiece in the listing.

 

cheers - Richard

 

I'm not sure on the tailpiece, but the bridge doesn't appear to be a Gibson. As CJ noted, the post holes are larger than what is typically seen on Gibson bridges. This may be a Metric sized bridge, as they normally have larger bridge posts than the standard(US) sized bridge.

[Cú Chulainn]

if you had posted those picture before the purchase, you might just have saved yourself a few $$$