Motherofpearl Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I have a few questions could someone help me out? Ill pm you? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I have a few questions could someone help me out? Ill pm you? Thanks you may get more than a few answers, the definitve answers will come from jt http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/user/258-jt/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I have a few questions could someone help me out? Ill pm you? Thanks Only JT knows the whole correct story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm kind of looking for the dos and donts of purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm kind of looking for the dos and donts of purchasing. Use the link I posted and PM jt, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm kind of looking for the dos and donts of purchasing. Not much different from any other Gibson in that respect. Value is a function of originality, model and condition. Playability is a function of condition. This might be a purchase to defer until JT's book on banner Gibsons (and the people who built them) comes out next month, when all will be revealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 I've contacted jt appreaciate it!! Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 I've contacted jt appreaciate it!! Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 This might be a purchase to defer until JT's book on banner Gibsons (and the people who built them) comes out next month, when all will be revealed. I swear as I read "the all will be revealed" - the theme music from the old Dragnet series popped into my head. I have a Banner J-50 but all that means is I know about it. And much of that came from JT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol fred Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I swear as I read "the all will be revealed" - the theme music from the old Dragnet series popped into my head. I have a Banner J-50 but all that means is I know about it. And much of that came from JT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I swear as I read "the all will be revealed" - the theme music from the old Dragnet series popped into my head. I have a Banner J-50 but all that means is I know about it. And much of that came from JT. Great idea! I've been needing a theme song. As folks have pointed out, my book about Banner Gibsons is a few weeks away from its release date. That link (the CD page) will also take you to a cut from the companion CD. I got you email, Jamie, and will reply momentarily. As Nick pointed out, the issues with Banners are the same as with any vintage guitars (except that Banners are cooler!). A good place to start your research is on the Banner Gibson website that I put together with Willi Henkes. The "Registry" page will orient you to issues like when truss rods were used, what top woods were used, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Great JT ill check it out now. I also forwarded you pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I keep wondering if what we wil learn is that the secret spice to the Banner stew was a largely untrained workforce of ladies, surrounded by bins with hundreds of parts of which no two were the same, assembling guitars while sucking in sawdust and the fumes from urea formaldehyde and pre-EPA laquer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I keep wondering if what we wil learn is that the secret spice to the Banner stew was a largely untrained workforce of ladies, surrounded by bins with hundreds of parts of which no two were the same, assembling guitars while sucking in sawdust and the fumes from urea formaldehyde and pre-EPA laquer. That might explain why some of these guitars are brilliant, some less so, and you never know which it's going to be until you try it. I like the concept of the randomness of greatness. Adds a little mystery to life, and keeps some of us on the eternal quest for that greatness. "In search of the lost chord", in a manner of speaking...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdd707 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 That might explain why some of these guitars are brilliant, some less so, and you never know which it's going to be until you try it. I like the concept of the randomness of greatness. Adds a little mystery to life, and keeps some of us on the eternal quest for that greatness. "In search of the lost chord", in a manner of speaking...... Well Nick, that might explain banners ..... but it also applies equally to Bozeman era Gibsons (if less so to other eras such as Norlin era where almost all suck). That makes me think that when Gibson is able to reach excellence in acoustics, still excellence is not a given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Well Nick, that might explain banners ..... but it also applies equally to Bozeman era Gibsons (if less so to other eras such as Norlin era where almost all suck). That makes me think that when Gibson is able to reach excellence in acoustics, still excellence is not a given. Couldn't agree more: a largely hand-built item made of organic materials. No two are exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I keep wondering if what we wil learn is that the secret spice to the Banner stew was a largely untrained workforce of ladies, surrounded by bins with hundreds of parts of which no two were the same, assembling guitars while sucking in sawdust and the fumes from urea formaldehyde and pre-EPA laquer. Zomby, This is scary-close to the truth. Did my publisher send you and advance copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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