Resurrection

[Hammertone]

The operation appears to have been successful. Behold, the Gibsellone Award:

[ssdeluxe]

SS, in keeping with the 1952 provenance of the original:
-nut width: 1 3/4"
-depth at 1st fret: @0.93"
-depth at 9th/10th fret: 1"
-profile: early '50s fat C
You'll get to play it in person soon enough, once I have it in my hands.

excellent ! I have the same waffle back tuners on the Monty, they are my fave>!

Looking forward to putting eyeballs on it in person

[citizenk74]

That is one beautiful instrument!

[vinnyv1k]

Big time WOW !

[JohanAbrandt]

Yeah, it is magnificent, well worth a gibson serial run. Wishful thinking no doubt

[Woody Sound]

Brilliant! It has an endpin jack?

[Hammertone]

Brilliant! It has an endpin jack?

It has one now, which is Mark's preference.

[vinnyv1k]

It has one now, which is Mark's preference.

very nice repair !

[Woody Sound]

Of course, a Gibson-branded guitar should be carried around in a Gibson-branded case (well, the little leather pull tab for the case pocket says "Gibson.") that weighs a thousand pounds. The faux-ostrich covering is a fun bit of icing.

A real ostrich skin case would probably be close to $6k. Maybe more. Just a guess.

[Hammertone]

A real ostrich skin case would probably be close to $6k. Maybe more. Just a guess.

Yes. When I had the leather interior of the Bentley re-done in real ostrich skin, it cost thousands and thousands of dollars. To their credit, though, the folks at Connolly were real good about colour-matching it all to my favourite rig.


I'll dig up a few pix. Here's what we did for exterior paint. I considered something similar for the Gibsellone, but decided instead to show off the funky wood figuring:

[RJVB]

Yes. When I had the leather interior of the Bentley re-done in real ostrich skin, it cost thousands and thousands of dollars.

Now I understand your pseudo I think - a subtle reference to your Liberace legacy?

[ssdeluxe]

purple stank !! )