PartsPvt Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I worked for a CMI GIBSON/VOX/THOMAS ORGAN store and demo'd and worked the rooms at NAMM shows in Chicago mid..60s..to early 70s. I was young and very lucky. I was offered any guitar at Dealer cost. I ordered this beautiful guitar sometime 1966-7 and have had it since delivery. I wasn't sure the exact date..as the day I got it I was just knocked out to own this. Emailed Gibson as I saw he might help with the shipping date. Yesterday 1/25/2014 I emailed. ..received this today.. Hi, Thanks for the email. In the Gibson Shipping Ledger Archives, the serial number 858xxx shows an ES-355TDSV model in Walnut finish, shipped from the Kalamazoo factory on 1-25-1967. Unfortunately, the shipping totals do not have separate totals for the finishes on this model. However, this would indeed be an early 355 in Walnut, as it wasn’t a standard option shown on the price list until 1968! I have attached information on the model for your viewing. Thanks again, and I hope this helps!! Yes..it left the factory 47 years to the date I inquired about the shipping date. Weird.. I waited all these years and days to inquire about it..on the same date it left the factory..what are the odds of that ? As we were not far from Kalamazoo it would have arrived that day most likely. I ordered it just before my 18 birthday..and now at 65 remember exactly the truck delivering the guitars. It was not a cold day in Chicago..sort of unseasonable warm. So today I am playing it again..sort of our anniversary.. Trying to think what I might have played on it then.. Weird memory stuff.. Amazing coincidence..47 years from the day it shipped to my inquiring.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Congratulations on keeping a great looking guitar great looking. Beautiful!! I hope you have it for another 47 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Yes..it left the factory 47 years to the date I inquired about the shipping date. Weird.. I waited all these years and days to inquire about it..on the same date it left the factory..what are the odds of that ? As we were not far from Kalamazoo it would have arrived that day most likely. Amazing coincidence..47 years from the day it shipped to my inquiring.. My guess would be 1 in 365. :) That is a pretty cool story. Great looking guitar too. You were smart to hang onto it all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Looks like you have a really historically significant guitar there. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 What a great looking guitar my man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS1976 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 hot damn.... thats a lot of guitar. You're one lucky man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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