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Topic: Vintage 40's Gibson Console Grande Steel Guitar |
William Crowley
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Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 11:55 am |
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This steel plays great. It has checking through out the body and about a 4 inch piece of binding missing from one side and 1/2 inch chip of binding missing from the other.
The flat-pole piece OVAL shaped pickups, along with it being a 3 leg model versus 4 legs would indicate late 40's manufacture, almost identical to the 1948 model that Don Helms played on all the classic Hank Williams records. Being a factory double with a seven string neck and an eight string neck (as opposed to a double-8 makes it even more rare / desirable.
$1,195.00 Price negotiable.
Does not include the original case but has a big heavy chest case that came with it.
We can include the case if you desire but it will increase the shipping cost.
If interested please contact us at 850-224-9944
and ask for William
Use this for more pictures.
http://s1255.beta.photobucket.com/user/southernpridexx/library/1940s%20Gibson%20Steel
Last edited by William Crowley on 21 Dec 2012 9:35 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Jerry Hayes
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Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 1:55 pm
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Hey William, even going to Photobucket, there's no good clear shot of the front side of the entire guitar that faces the audience. can you post one?....JH in Va.
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Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!! |
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William Crowley
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Florida, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2012 2:14 pm
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| Just posted three new pictures of the front on photo bucket. |
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Andy Taub
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New York, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2012 5:44 pm pickups
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| those are basically identical to p-90's, i believe. anybody know? |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2012 3:27 pm
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Those are pole piece single coil pickups that are non-adjustable.
The P-90s with adjustable pole pieces and P-90 style construction appeared in Gibson steels about two years later (mid-1950?) with the Royaltone and probably some other steels i cannot remember the name of.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Josh Yenne
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Sonoma California
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Posted 23 Dec 2012 5:41 pm
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| there is the 4 neck version of this at Tall Toad Music in Petaluma.... I cleaned it, and restrung it myself when it came in... it is AWESOME sounding. |
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Josh Yenne
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Sonoma California
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Posted 23 Dec 2012 5:44 pm
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| there is the 4 neck version of this at Tall Toad Music in Petaluma.... I cleaned it, and restrung it myself when it came in... it is AWESOME sounding. |
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