JuanCarlosVejar Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Folks , I was wondering if there are any surviving instruments (mandolins or guitars or anything) built by Orville Gibson . I know Epiphone has a museum where there is stuff from the house of Stathopoulos but I don't know if Gibson has anything or is there stuff in private collections that any of you may know of . thanks JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Yes there are. . there is a Guy that lives in Idaho that has a 1896 or 7 Gibson harp Guitar.. Mother of Pearl and ebony rope Bound, the Moon/crest inlay on the peg head.. and signed inside the Guitar.. One of the nicest around... I also know of a almost same year mandolin that is just the coolist you would ever see.. Both very Playable.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Yes, there are a number of surviving mandolins and guitars. The summer issue of Fretboard Journal will feature my article about my project of X-raying guitars. One of the instruments featured in the article is this Orville guitar; It's a beautiful instrument that I had in my home for a few days while scheduling the X-ray session. Very playable and while not very loud, it has a sweet tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 I would like to play that guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Gibson at one time had several Orville-made instruments. I don't know if they are still around, but they are plenty of surviving examples out there. Here is pix of a few: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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