rar Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The 1934 Jumbo at Gryphon that I mentioned a couple of months ago is now available. Here's a link to a webpage with more pictures and info: '34 Jumbo webpage World someone please buy it before I decide to take out a second mortgage? -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I think it would fit in very nicely with the rest of your collection, Bob. :)/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acousticat Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bob, it's crying for you , it's saying please bring me home. You know you want it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Bob' date=' it's crying for you , it's saying please bring me home. You know you want it .[/quote'] I also heard it say, "I want to go to Bozeman", "Please take me with you to Bozeman in June", "I won't take up much room". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWilson Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 If you don't want to buy it, you could take the money and buy a new car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I was thinking of swapping my Studio for a good Gibson acoustic, maybe a Sheryl Crow, or a Songwriter model, but I would be willing to settle for that. Wonder if they would be up for a trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 If you don't want to buy it' date=' you could take the money and buy a new car![/size'] But you can't cuddle with your car. Well, maybe you can, but it's illegal in Wyoming and Nebraska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ol Hoss' Dream Guitar... Bob, have you played this? Excuse me for a bit--Gotta go get some lotto tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Interesting the way the photo shows it suspended in mid-air with fish line around the tuners. Very artistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 But you can't cuddle with your car. Well' date=' maybe you can, but it's illegal in Wyoming and Nebraska.[/quote'] It's illegal in Texas too, if it involves the exhaust pipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maninblack Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Oh...it hurts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Well I guess they're not interested in trading up. I mean, mine is only 11 years old and theirs is what, almost 80 years old? I suppose I would be willing to do an even trade. They wouldn't even have to pay me a little extra. If they twisted my arm, I would even cover the shipping charges. Oh well. I suppose I'll have to give someone else a shot at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Did you happen to mention that you're a member of the Gibson Forum? That should get them to drop their price a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Maybe if they were to throw in 8 Martin HD28-V's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 It's now obvious that they're wanting CASH. Ok... I've managed to put together a few bucks. I didn't eat lunch today, and I borrowed 10 bucks from my kids savings. I think I just might be able to get the rest by the end of the week. Let me go check the cushions in my couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Ol Hoss' Dream Guitar...Bob' date=' have you played this?[/quote'] I played it for a half-hour or so when it came in. (I figured I was relatively safe since Frank said he was going to do some work on it before they put it up for sale.) What can I say? Real nice guitar -- big and quick and raw and powerful and all that stuff they always say about the Jumbo is true. And that wonderful V-neck! If it's still around this weekend, I thought I might take my late-'42-or-maybe-early-'43 J-45 in and A/B the two. I think it will turn out that this Jumbo compares to the J-45 in about the same way that a modern repro Jumbo compares to a good modern J-45. Excuse me for a bit--Gotta go get some lotto tickets. Lotto tickets!! Why didn't I think of that??!! I'm off to 7-11. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballcorner Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It is sad that these guitars sell for so much money. I have a 1935 Trojan that is worth a fortune and sounds like what it is - a fairly cheap guitar made from woods that happened to be available in the middle of the Great Depression. Mine has no binding on the back and a V neck - perhaps the hardest thing in the world to play. The original tuners are pretty cool because they still work just fine and hold fast, but the whole guitar basically reminds me of the wall hangers you find at flea markets. Because of rarity, these old Gibsons are wonderful conversation pieces and it is really cool to look inside them at the ladder braces and all that sort of stuff. In the end, though, the only 1930s Gibson I would love to own for the sound quality is an Advanced Jumbo. I only ever saw a real one once and it had more work done to it than Michael Jackson and still wasn't in playing condition. I can appreciate the nostalgia people feel for these old Gibsons, but really: If you went to the store tomorrow and they were selling an acoustic with a painted headstock logo for several thousand dollars, what would come to mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 Bob, have you bought this yet? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 Bob' date=' have you bought this yet? Just curious.[/quote'] Mike, When I was at an open mic last Thursday night, a friend came up to me and said "Have you heard that Gryphon sold your guitar?" I responded, wittily, "Huh?" He said, "The '34 Jumbo." I'd never talked with him about it, but I guess everyone who knows me knows that it was my kind of gee-tar! Good thing it was gone, 'cause playing it some more would really have been asking for trouble. -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Mike' date=' When I was at an open mic last Thursday night, a friend came up to me and said "Have you heard that Gryphon sold your guitar?" I responded, wittily, "Huh?" He said, "The '34 Jumbo." I'd never talked with him about it, but I guess everyone who knows me knows that it was my kind of gee-tar! Good thing it was gone, 'cause playing it some more would really have been asking for trouble. -- Bob R [/quote'] That's funny, well not really. I was looking forward to seeing it in Bozeman!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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