ksdaddy Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sorting stuff out, keep/sell, reorganize... Haven't had the 12 string out for a while. Opened the case and this is what I saw: No damage other than the tailpiece. So now I go shopping for a TP! Actually I could cut the rods and run a die down them and cap them off with stainless acorn nuts. That's basically how it was made to begin with. The rods would be a little shorter but that won't matter much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-1854Me Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sorting stuff out, keep/sell, reorganize... Haven't had the 12 string out for a while. Opened the case and this is what I saw: No damage other than the tailpiece. So now I go shopping for a TP! Actually I could cut the rods and run a die down them and cap them off with stainless acorn nuts. That's basically how it was made to begin with. The rods would be a little shorter but that won't matter much. What is that one, Scott - about a '65, '66? Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 6, 2011 Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 It's one of those unfortunate ones with a serial number that could make it either a '66 or a '69. I'm still not 100% positive but I've been calling it a '69 because of the reddish brown sunburst. I've seen that same color on some '69-'70 Gibsons. Also the back and sides are dark brown stain, where a '66 would have been more likely to be more red. Another gray area Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 . Wow It's a good thing one side of your TP held on or opening that case could've revealed an ugly sight. Thank goodness for small miracles. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Where there's a KSDADDY, there's a way. 50 years from now collectors will be paying a premium for the "Short Tailpiece" Gibson of the 1969 variety. And, yes, there will be copy cat artists with hack saws and a threading dies. Well done Scott! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig910 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 It would appear this is a '69, as I'm seeing screws on the pickguard. The screws were not used in '66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Yep, all fixed. I cut the broken rods off even with one another with a Dremel tool and cutoff wheel, which were chrome plated brass by the way, and threaded them and re-used the original nuts, which were a standard 6-32 thread. The TP is maybe 1" shorter now and the only evidence is the 'non-darkened' shadow on the top from where the cross bar used to be. Not sure how many varieties of tailpieces were used on the B45s. Seems like I've seen more than one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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