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Topic: Gibson BR3??? |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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John Rosett
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Missoula, MT
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Posted 7 Jun 2011 6:09 am |
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I don't think that there's any such thing. I've owned two BR-4's with unbound bodies.
http://home.provide.net/~cfh/gibson7.html#br4
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Richard Shatz
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St. Louis
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Posted 7 Jun 2011 7:47 am
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According to Gruhn's Vintage Guide the BR-4 was made with double binding, single binding and unbound.
No BR-3 is mentioned. I always thought that was strange, since Gibson did produce a BR-3 amplifier.
Andre Duchoissoir in his recent book "Gibson Electric Steel Guitars" lists the unbound version as the BR-3. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 7 Jun 2011 7:59 am
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well ya' learn somethin' new every day !
i'll go along w: Monsieur Duchossoir
i had'nt caught the binding diff on those 2 |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 7 Jun 2011 9:26 am
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Yes... it's true. There was a BR-3 lap steel.
Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide
BR-3: 1946-47, guitar shaped body, script Gibson logo, 1 P-90 pickup, 2 control knobs, 2-tone sunburst over mahogany body. Replaced by BR-4 in 1947
Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, p. 256:
BR-3: catalog specs unavailable, 1 example with guitar shaped body, pickup with non-adjustable poles, tortoiseshell celluloid bridge/pickup cover and jackplate, tuners with rivet shaft bases
Introduced: Jan. 1946
Replaced by BR-4: 1947
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