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I think this is quite amazing - a 90+ year old Gibson in factory mint condition:
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01-14-2021 08:37 AM
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Thanks for sharing that. I’ve seen some awfully clean guitars, but that one wins.
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that poor thing
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Originally Posted by djg
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That’s cool! Wanty!
Could it be a clever fake?
Slap a pickup on that and call it a Howard Roberts special!
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......Who / where is that guy in the vid ?.......
....and ' Wow ' !
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That’s Mark Stutman from Folkways Music in Waterloo, Ontario.
This is one of the best small guitar shops in Canada.
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that "clunk" when he pulled it out of the case might be the first bump that guitar has had!
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Originally Posted by Dennis D
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Holy cow, that is clean. I feel like half of the brand new guitars hanging in shops aren't even that pristine.
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What a beautiful old Gibson. That video was like the opening of King Tut's tomb!!
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Perhaps kept in a sealed bag of nitrogen? Hard to explain no pickguard out gassing or label yellowing.
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In the comments section of yt I asked if there is a story behind that guitar - there must be one and I'd really like to hear it.
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Originally Posted by TOMMO
Me Too !
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Originally Posted by TedBPhx
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The last time I saw one of these, Robert Johnson was holding it. There is some speculation it was not his, but rather a prop owned by the photographer. Said speculation says he may have played a Kalamazoo. As a K owner, I find it plausible.
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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Originally Posted by TedBPhx
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Something to be said for hoarders, after all. Put it in the closet and forget about it. There must be a pristine forgotten 1959 Les Paul somewhere in the world. Find it while it has some boomer value.
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I kept thinking he was going to bang it against the table or drop it.
Looking for a "jazz box"
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