The dman Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I was playing at a restaurant last night and an older gentleman came up and was checking out my J45. He informed me that he has a 1956 Gibson acoustic and he's putting it up for sale. I'm just curious as to what it might have been he said it was bigger than my J45 and he said he had the adjustable bridge replaced with a regular bridge (I thought the 1960's models used that bridge) Any guesses as to what it could have been? I'm just curious more than anything I'm a lefty so it won't do me any good.I didn't have a business card on me but he did tell me where he lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I'm a lefty so it won't do me any good. You might be able to flip it and make a buck. I'd check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dman Posted January 24, 2013 Author Share Posted January 24, 2013 You might be able to flip it and make a buck. I'd check it out. Did they have adjustable bridges on some of their acoustics in the 50's? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 If it's a larger acoustic flat top from the late 50's, we're probably talking a J-200 of some variety. I believe they went to an adjustable bridge sometime before 1960. Apparently, some had tune-o-matic bridges in this period as well, which might be considered "adjustable" bridges. It's certainly worth following up. You never know what it is until you see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Did they have adjustable bridges on some of their acoustics in the 50's? Thanks They were offered as an option beginning in 1956 and became a standard feature in 1961. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 They weren't doing the square shoulder J-45's in '56 were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 They weren't doing the square shoulder J-45's in '56 were they? Don't think so. Pretty sure the 'Bird, around 1960, was the first Gibson square dread except for that odd early L-50 body shape, but that was a much smaller guitar in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Don't think so. Pretty sure the 'Bird, around 1960, was the first Gibson square dread except for that odd early L-50 body shape, but that was a much smaller guitar in any case. The story goes that Ted McCarty dropped a Martin off on the Chief Engineer's desk and asked him to come up with a version with the Gibson logo. The first attempt was the Epiphone FT-110 Frontier which showed up as a square shoulder dread in 1958. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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