J45fan Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Wow, this AJ is in great shape. Would love to hear/ play it. But at almost $100K. http://notomguitars.com/collections/flat-tops/products/1937-gibson-advanced-jumbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gov Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 damn. check out the back of that headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 That is truly a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 WoW .....I can't believe the condition. What a treasure ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin 1940D28 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Wow, If'n these are the right pictures, what a beautiful pair of wings!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Granted this one is in extremely nice shape but the asking price is more than double what I have seen them go for which is usually in the $35K to $40K range. Maybe it is an across the Big Pond thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 The price is bonkers, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Based on everything I've read, I wonder if this is really Brazilian rosewood, or if it has been mis-identified? Ton Barnwell might comment on this. Some of the things about this guitar make me scratch my head. Those tuners should be nickel-plated, and I have never seen nickel of this age that hasn't oxidized to a greenish surface. I suppose someone may have taken the tuners off and cleaned them. All in all, it looks like a spectacular guitar, the kind you can only dream of owning. For about $95,000 less, of course, you can own a very nice modern AJ, not that I'm suggesting that would be a substitute for this guitar. The condition of this one is so extraordinary, however, that I would be reluctant to play it on a regular basis, which sort of defeats the purpose of owning a great guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Based on everything I've read, I wonder if this is really Brazilian rosewood, or if it has been mis-identified? Ton Barnwell might comment on this. Some of the things about this guitar make me scratch my head. Those tuners should be nickel-plated, and I have never seen nickel of this age that hasn't oxidized to a greenish surface. I suppose someone may have taken the tuners off and cleaned them. All in all, it looks like a spectacular guitar, the kind you can only dream of owning. For about $95,000 less, of course, you can own a very nice modern AJ, not that I'm suggesting that would be a substitute for this guitar. The condition of this one is so extraordinary, however, that I would be reluctant to play it on a regular basis, which sort of defeats the purpose of owning a great guitar. IMO (and I am quite sure), it is the same as the rosewood that was used from 1935 on. I am confident because we have three guitars (35 RSRG, 36 AJ, and 43 SJ (RW)) to compare it to. I am also almost as certain it is Indian RW -- although I am depending on results from others for my data. The RW was tested twice by Willi Henkes -- it was harvested during a neck set. On the first test, they simply asked "is it BRW" -- the answer came back "no." On the second test, they ask "what is it?" -- the answer came back EIRW. I am depending on Willi here, but I have a whole lot of confidence that he knows what he is doing and tells the truth. Also, some tuners make it through clean -- luck of the climate I guess. Here is the tuners on our 35 RSRG. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 . Man, that finish is crystal. I'm thinking it might have been been buffed out. Sure is in jaw dropping gorgeous condition. Although I'm out on the BrazRosewood too. But at that price there ought to be a sound sample. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Ouch! That beauty 'hurts' ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 That is one guitar that should bring everybit of there asking price.. Sweet Piece.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J45fan Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Tom has always the best pictures, I love 'em. Thanks! I agree with Tom the back really looks very much EIRW which was very common on these old Gibson's. Regarding the shiny tuners, it is nothing out of the ordinary. I have a mint 1930 National Style O, the guy who owned it before me never really played it. It lived it's former life mostly in it's case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 In the 1930s EIRW was used quite a bit for the body wood so it would not be unusual to find it on a guitar of that vintage. Again though, I am sorry but that price is just plain nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J45fan Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Again though, I am sorry but that price is just plain nuts. I guess everything is negotiable ;) I remember a 1936 AJ, which was in great but not the same condition, went for around $ 70k a few years back. I very happy with my new 1935 AJ Limited Edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I guess everything is negotiable ;) I remember a 1936 AJ, which was in great but not the same condition, went for around $ 70k a few years back. I very happy with my new 1935 AJ Limited Edition. Gary Burnett had one a few years back that he was trying to sell for $70K. It was new ground then. I don't know how it turned out. Is that the one you are talking about? Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbuck Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Probably sound like crap. That's why it has so little play wear on the neck. I'd rather have a nice vintage 'hog" Gibson that that. It's neat for sure , but the price is just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J45fan Posted January 31, 2014 Author Share Posted January 31, 2014 Gary Burnett had one a few years back that he was trying to sell for $70K. It was new ground then. I don't know how it turned out. Is that the one you are talking about? Best, -Tom Tom, yes I guess it was Gary Burnett's AJ. I don't know if it sold for $ 70k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Asking price and getting price are two different things. If I had one to sell I would probably start with a Hail Mary Pass. A guy on UMGF had one up for sale last summer at $55K. Mandolin Bros. has one for under $40K. Not in near as nice condition as the $100K one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Nice! It depends on how many little lots of $100,000 you have, I guess. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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