Two Nice Old Gibsons available in the SF Bay Area

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Anne and i dropped by Eric Schoenberg's shop in Tiburon today, which is probably the best more-or-less local source for vintage Gibson's. He had a couple of new-to-the-shop ones in which were really nice, a 1957 CF-100 (non-E) -- which, if you don't know, is basically an LG-2 with a Florentine cutaway -- and a 1934 Jumbo. Eric thinks that CF-100s typically sound better than LG-2s, and that this one is an especially good sounding CF-100. I don't have much experience with these, so I can't disagree. It certainly is a very nice sounding little guitar, in excellent condition. But the one I really got a kick out of was Jumbo. It has been refinished (very nicely, not like those abominations FlipItFast tried to sell on eBay) and has a few repaired cracks, but this is a really fine guitar, with the most powerful midrange I have ever heard and phenomenal note separation. Great both fingerpicked and flatpicked. Much cooler sounding than the other '34 Jumbo I got to play a couple of years ago. I spent a half hour or so with it, sitting on a bench out in the sunshine, and would have loved to been able to take it home, but it's not exactly inexpensive. Eric's got some other nice Gibsons in stock too -- a '54 SJN and a '63 C&W, for example -- so, if you're in the area, I'd recommend that you stop by.

 

-- Bob R

 

P. S. Why, no, I don't have a financial interest in the shop. I have made donations from time to time, though.

[Gilliangirl]

Bump back to the top.... not sure everyone saw this yet.

 

You guys are so lucky to get those kinds of guitars down there. We NEVER, I say NEVER, see guitars like that up here. I am constantly scanning Craigslsit, Kijiji, and the Vintage store but no vintage Gibsons to be found.

[onewilyfool]

Karen.....you just live in the wrong part of Canada.....I am VERY thankful that I do not live in Guelph Ontario, too close to this store.....

 

 

 

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