RichG Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 The link below is to Matt Umanov's site. About halfway down there are two 1967 J50 guitars side by side. They both have adjustable saddles yet one has the bridge belly up and the other belly down. Was 67 a transition time for this or is it just one of this things we see on 47 year old guitars? http://www.umanovguitars.com/store/old-stuff/flattop-acoustic/ Rich Ps. I meant CURIOUS in the sub topic
fp Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 I thought 68 was the start of the belly down bridge. Maybe the guitar was started in 67 and stamped with a 67 number but finished in 68 when they started using these bridges. Remember this is Gibson your asking about ! Man he sure prices his guitar high !
j45nick Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Lots of changes in this timeframe. I'm not surprised to see both bridges in '67. In their mid-1968 repair of my '48 J-45, Gibson replaced the original belly-up bridge with a belly-down adjustable. which was the standard bridge at that time.
RichG Posted April 28, 2014 Author Posted April 28, 2014 I thought 68 was the start of the belly down bridge. Maybe the guitar was started in 67 and stamped with a 67 number but finished in 68 when they started using these bridges. Remember this is Gibson your asking about ! Man he sure prices his guitar high ! Thanks for the responses. Yeah, his prices are up there. I wonder what the guitars really sell for? I have to admit, I've never been to his place although I'm only 60 miles away. The prices he lists are not much different than Mandolin Bros on the rare occasions when they have comparable vintage guitars at the same time. Rich
zombywoof Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 The thing is Gibson did not change specs at the stroke of midnight on January 1 of a particular year. There always seems to be some overlap. I may be real out of touch but those prices seem high to me. The last time I actually looked those price tags were in the ballpark of what late 1950s J-50s sell for around here.
Phelonious Ponk Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 I thought 68 was the start of the belly down bridge. Maybe the guitar was started in 67 and stamped with a 67 number but finished in 68 when they started using these bridges. Remember this is Gibson your asking about ! Man he sure prices his guitar high ! Wow. Do you suppose anyone actually pays those kinds of prices? P
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