1948 Gibson L-5CN with names written inside

[ThatRhythmMan]

I wasn’t sure whether to post this here or under players. I currently have a 1948 Gibson L-5CN with “B Kessel” and “Dan Perri” written in pencil on the inside back, near the label. Barney Kessel and Danny Perri were certainly contemporaries in the world of the 1940s and 1950s music industry, both working primarily as jazz guitarists. Then again these could have been written in by someone just goofing around. I thought I would see if by chance there was any collective insight on the forum. See the pics below.






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[omphalopsychos]

Definitely fake let me take that guitar off your hands.

[deacon Mark]

Kessel from my recollection always had an acoustic L5 guitar around when he did studio work. He knew the trusty 350 did not cover some types of work. That of course explains why he always had a Fender Telecaster in the mix.

In any case a wonderful guitar to own how does it sound compared to your D'a and the 40 L5 Valenti?

[customxke]

I was slow on the draw on that one.

[wintermoon]

it's not Barney's
if it was he wouldn't have tried to fit a pencil in the f hole, he would've just engraved his ss # on it

[ThatRhythmMan]

it's not Barney's
if it was he wouldn't have tried to fit a pencil in the f hole, he would've just engraved his ss # on it

Interesting that it’s written the same way though.


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[wintermoon]

Interesting that it’s written the same way though.


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same way?

[ThatRhythmMan]

same way?

Block capital letters “B KESSEL” rather than full name. I realize that’s extremely far from conclusive, but interesting, circumstantially.


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[wintermoon]

Block capital letters “B KESSEL” rather than full name. I realize that’s extremely far from conclusive, but interesting, circumstantially.


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lol, well I guess it could only be one of the two
but hey, anything's possible.
I don't put much stock in things like that though. things like that are for people trying to make $ off of some 'celebrity' association
I have a guitar that belonged to a famous jazz guitarist [documented through pics]
I didn't know it until 25 years after I bought it and the guy I bought it from confirmed it then. I guess it's nice to know but that's about it as far as I'm concerned.

[wintermoon]

I guess I should've bought Charlie Christian's blonde ES-250 when it was offered to me before anyone else.
The dealer didn't know it and neither did I.
It took some now well documented sleuthing by Wheelwright to figure it out.
I'd have just kept it though, C Christian or not

[ThatRhythmMan]

I guess I should've bought Charlie Christian's blonde ES-250 when it was offered to me before anyone else.
The dealer didn't know it and neither did I.
It took some now well documented sleuthing by Wheelwright to figure it out.
I'd have just kept it though, C Christian or not

I would have kept it too. I’m guessing Lynn has been offered some substantial funds for it. I’ve gotten several very nice offers for one I have with significant provenance, but a documented CC guitar is on a different level in the collector world. Just look what Fred Guy’s Levin Deluxe has gone for at auction, just for being held by Django in a photo shoot. A documented Charlie Christian owned and played guitar would likely go for considerably more.


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[icr]

My 1936/7 L50 had writing on it, but it was on the underside of the carved top.

[ThatRhythmMan]

My 1936/7 L50 had writing on it, but it was on the underside of the carved top.

Hey! Gotta do your calculations somewhere!


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[Herbie]

My 1936/7 L50 had writing on it, but it was on the underside of the carved top.

Barney, Perri or Charlie calculated his band’s gig fees there.

[sgosnell]

Why didn't they just do the calculations on a handheld electronic calculator?

I still remember the first electronic calculator I ever saw. The chemistry department bought one while I was in college. It was about the size of the original PCs, and cost ~$5,000 1967 dollars. We were in awe of its speed in returning results. It could multiply, divide, add, and subtract, maybe square roots. Much easier and certainly faster than the mechanical adding machines we were used to, and much more accurate than our slide rules.

Thread drift again, sorry.