fazeka 2 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Hi, I have always wondered why the truss rod cover on the 2017 run of the 1962 J160E has only one top screw securing the truss rod cover. Anyone know? Was Lennon's/Harrison's like this? I never noticed this on any (vintage) Gibson, ever. Was it an error of the particular run? If I were to put on a two-screw truss rod cover, would it have wood there for the lower screw to bite into? Edited May 26, 2020 by fazeka added some more... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. Pepper 995 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) No it is not an error. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-story-of-john-lennons-lost-gibson-j-160e-acoustic-guitar-638221 Edited May 26, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QuestionMark 135 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Me thinks that if 2017 was the year of Gibson’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, one of their creditors probably repossessed the second screw. 😊 But, seriously, I looked in Andy Babiuk’s Beatles Gear book and it shows a photo of a 1962 J160 and it only has one screw at the top of the truss rod plate. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Edited May 26, 2020 by QuestionMark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. Pepper 995 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Look at the pic in the link I posted. No second screw in the pic of the guitar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QuestionMark 135 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Look at the pic in the link I posted. No second screw in the pic of the guitar. I couldn’t enlarge the photo in the link, but saw that in Babiuk’s book a 1962 J160 has only one screw. I was correcting my post as a result when you just wrote. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. Pepper 995 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, QuestionMark said: I couldn’t enlarge the photo in the link, but saw that in Babiuk’s book a 1962 J160 has only one screw. I was correcting my post as a result when you just wrote. QM aka “ Jazzman” Jeff I just looked at my Beatles Gear book too, and yep one screw. Edited May 26, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fazeka 2 Posted May 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slimt 117 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 It also looks like its missing the bottom of the bell. Its just flat with the nut. Is it suppose to be like that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt. Pepper 995 Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, slimt said: It also looks like its missing the bottom of the bell. Its just flat with the nut. Is it suppose to be like that? If you look on line at a pic of JL's, yes it's like that. Edited May 26, 2020 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fazeka 2 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 OK, I did some research and the evidence is pretty clear. Gibson shipping records for June 1962 J160E's: George and John received 73157 and 73161. As typical with Gibson and other manufacturers, Gibson made guitars in batches. They had a whole batch of J160E's made, at least 10 that shipped 6/27/62 with one shipping 7/20/62. So, I was interested to see if others in that batch that had the one-screw truss rod cover. Sure enough, I found at least one from that batch with photos that are clear enough to show the one-screw truss rod cover, serial 73153: headstock front: headstock back: serial detail: Still is a little screwy (sorry) to me that they would use only one screw on the TRC. Live and learn! Cheers! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
QuestionMark 135 Posted May 27, 2020 Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 It is an interesting anomaly! Makes it that much more interesting. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fazeka 2 Posted May 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2020 Ya! Just like Lennon's first 325 (second one made out of a total batch of less than, what, 30?) without the f hole... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E-minor7 230 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 Heiiiiiiiiiii,,, , , never noticed that before, , , not even when when the guitar emerged and caused sensation a few years ago. Made me check Harrison's - seems it's the same thing. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E-minor7 230 Posted May 28, 2020 Report Share Posted May 28, 2020 8 hours ago, fazeka said: Cheers! Cheers. . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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