ezra1 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Was the skunk stripe painted on or was it a piece of wood inlaid on the top ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 PAINT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Wilson Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 What was a purpose of painting the skunk stripe on those guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 I don’t think there was a purpose, just something they did for awhile. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scriv58 Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/112148-1942-gibson-southern-jumbo/ Bottom of page one of the thread: Hogeye Advanced Member Group:All Access Posts:1066 Joined:25-October 10 Posted 01 May 2014 - 10:51 PM The skunk stripe wasn't used to cover up a joint but to hide the fact that there was no joint. Due to the war there was a shortage of spruce and many guitars had three four and five piece tops That made the joints all over the top but never in the middle. However...in this thread John Arnold said: Considering that the stripe was painted on to hide a bad center seam joint, I would go after the one without it https://umgf.com/skunk-stripe-desirability-t192816.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Here is a beautiful picture of me at the Asheville guitar show. Also the guitar which has been acquired by a good friend. Let's pick, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Here is a beautiful picture of me at the Asheville guitar show. Also the guitar which has been acquired by a good friend. Let's pick, -Tom Nice one, Tom. You and that guitar are pretty similar vintage. I'm trying to figure out which of you has the most playwear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Nice one, Tom. You and that guitar are pretty similar vintage. I'm trying to figure out which of you has the most playwear... I am six months younger -- but we might have been delivered at about the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I am six months younger -- but we might have been delivered at about the same time. You both look great. Lots of mojo! There is something about the look of those skunk stripe guitars that I love. To me the guitar Tom is holding is about the coolest looking acoustic guitar there is. Maybe I should paint a stripe on my modern Banner SJ replica. Now that’s an idea...really... Lars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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