J-15 Binding, question about it

[Lou Theeur]

Wondering what color they call the binding, do they just call it white, or, do they call it antique white???

[QuestionMark]

I’m not sure what the factory specs call it, but the white binding on many Gibson guitars over time often turns into an antique or off white shade, even turning into a cool looking yellowish white shade on many older guitars.  That is not that unusual to occur, and may be why there are numerous different description of the binding color on acoustic Gibsons.

FYI, Gibson natural tops often change color over the years.  Sometimes darkening a bit with a cool orange’ish cast.

QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff

[Lou Theeur]

Thanks for the reply. I just bought a new 2017 j15 with the unstained maple neck yesterday. The binding is a little off-white and being a 2017 I wasn't sure if it had darkened a little over the three or four years, or, if they are/were made to look a little vintage...

Edited June 26, 2020 by Lou Theeur

[slimt]

All the clears they use have a yellow tint , even the Mohawk clear I use.   Over time between the resins in the wood and the clear. You will see the cast of yellow get darker.  

[Lou Theeur]

Cool, thanks for the info.

 

[Lou Theeur]

Was gonna post a pic of my binding but file size restrictions are preventing me from doing so....

[62burst]

28 minutes ago, Lou Theeur said:

Was gonna post a pic of my binding but file size restrictions are preventing me from doing so....

 

Imgur.com , and you won't have to deal with file size restrictions here. . . at all. Once you register there (free), & upload, you can directly embed a photo here by clicking on (blue "copy" button)  the "BBCode" button, and pasting that onto your post here. 

Edited June 28, 2020 by 62burst