Lars68 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 http://www.replayacoustics.co.uk/guitars/an-important-collection-of-gibson-banner-guitars Especially like the SJ with rosewood sides and mahogany back! Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 There are some interesting guitars there. The one that caught my eye because of its mix of features was what may be the prototype SJ. The thing that really stood out is the bound fretboard, which we associate with SJ's from around 1948 and later. Interestingly, I have a modern SJ (Fuller's re-issue) labeled as a "1943 Southern Jumbo", which has a bound fretboard. That always struck me as wrong, since virtually every other feature of the guitar is period-correct. Now it seems the Fuller's may have known what they were doing by specifying a bound fretboard. You learn something new every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 There are some interesting guitars there. The one that caught my eye because of its mix of features was what may be the prototype SJ. The thing that really stood out is the bound fretboard, which we associate with SJ's from around 1948 and later. Interestingly, I have a modern SJ (Fuller's re-issue) labeled as a "1943 Southern Jumbo", which has a bound fretboard. That always struck me as wrong, since virtually every other feature of the guitar is period-correct. Now it seems the Fuller's may have known what they were doing by specifying a bound fretboard. You learn something new every day. Technically the SJ is not a banner. But is was the beginning of the wartime period and it is probably 1942 -- "banner" got on the headstock late in 1942. The bound fingerboard is correct. So I guess our banner collection must also be "important." But we have seven. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Technically the SJ is not a banner. But is was the beginning of the wartime period and it is probably 1942 -- "banner" got on the headstock late in 1942. The bound fingerboard is correct. So I guess our banner collection must also be "important." But we have seven. Best, -Tom I would say that your banner collection is "important". Of course, the rest of your collection is pretty staggering as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 That 1942 SJ should be sold at a discount for having fingerboard binding and missing the banner logo. It's obviously not vintage correct... By the way, in the big scheme of all things relative, fighting global warming, poverty, and desease is important. Guitars not so much Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 That 1942 SJ should be sold at a discount for having fingerboard binding and missing the banner logo. It's obviously not vintage correct... By the way, in the big scheme of all things relative, fighting global warming, poverty, and desease is important. Guitars not so much Lars Hi Lars, I am not sure if you were joking, but just in case you might accidentally confuse someone -- it is totally vintage correct as well as very early. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 2, 2019 Author Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just joking, Tom. Sorry for the confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Pretty damn pricey, make a trip to US get a banner J-45 for $8k and have a nice holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Pretty damn pricey, make a trip to US get a banner J-45 for $8k and have a nice holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just joking, Tom. Sorry for the confusion. Sorry for my confusion. I should have known better. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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