RandalE Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 A question regarding the CJ-165 to all you CJ-165 owner folks at the forum. Is the body and neck binding on your CJ-165 a very bright white, off-white or yellowed? I ask this because most pictures I see of these guitars have very white bindings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Mine is a 2007 CJ165 Rosewood. The binding is bright white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandalE Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thanks ksdaddy. Mine is a lefty I ordered in Fall 2008 and the binding is yellowed. Another question. Do you have a specification for the CJ-165 bridge pins to put in an order at Bob Colosi's? http://guitarsaddles.com/ Gibson responded to my email very quickly but did not provide much detail on these bridge pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm not much help with pins. I generally don't replace them. But I know there are others on this forum very well versed on what size to order. They'll chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The binding on my '08 rosewood 165 is pretty bright by contrast to the rosewood, but actually it is the same cream colored binding as on my '06 maple 165. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honky Dog Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I've been looking for pickguard material that is the same color as the "yellowed" binding. I've played the Google game, but have come up dry that way, as well as visits to the usual web sites. Anyone know where I might find something like that in the 0.025" to 0.035" thickness range? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaPic Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Binding on my CJ-165 is best described as 'bright white' as opposed to the other choices mentioned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodehopper Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks ksdaddy. Mine is a lefty I ordered in Fall 2008 and the binding is yellowed. Another question. Do you have a specification for the CJ-165 bridge pins to put in an order at Bob Colosi's? http://guitarsaddles.com/ Gibson responded to my email very quickly but did not provide much detail on these bridge pins. I replaced the pins on my CJ-165. Look on the Colosi site and there is a description of how to get the measurements. Mainly you want to use dial calipers to get the dimension on the current pins just under the skirt. Mine came out about .203 which Bob called (Size 1.3T) and these worked well for me' date=' although they may be on the loose side...which I prefer rather than having to strain to try and pull the pins every string change. I got the 4mm abalone inlayed pins to match the abalone sound hole inlay and I think it looks really sharp. From my understanding Gibsons do not always use the same size pins so if you can grab a dial caliper and measure then there should me no problems. The binding on mine which is a 07 Maple sunburst is off white, but certainly not Donny Osmond teeth bright white. [img']http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m253/sands4us/pinsLarge.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild_Rose Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 ^^ sooo pretty~!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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