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Topic: Gibson Lap Guitar BR-9 |
bob Ousby
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Nevada, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 4:55 am |
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| I've come across a Gibson lap guitar, model BR-9, circa 1949-50 for $150. Is this anything worth getting? |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 6:34 am
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The price is right. 
Last edited by Erv Niehaus on 8 Aug 2008 8:06 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 7:35 am
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Sure. The BR-9 lap steels are fine lap steels, and that's a very good price.
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Rich Hlaves
From:
Wildomar, California, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 9:55 am
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I own a BR9 and like the way it plays and sounds. The looks of the thing grew on me after a while. I don't think it is the most attractive lap steel out there but very functional.
That price is about half of what it is actually worth! Grab it!
Last edited by Rich Hlaves on 8 Aug 2008 12:38 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 10:57 am
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I've had two of them. I believe they are a good steel guitar.
Gibson made around 15,000 of them from what I hear. Some are going for quite a bit more on Ebay, so the price you have is very reasonable.
I bought the first one new, in 1947 |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 12:37 pm
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 2:11 pm
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| $150 is an excellent price. Snatch it up! I wasn't too crazy about the looks when I first saw one but now I really dig em. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 3:11 pm
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According to one of the music stores here in Nashville, that is a bargin-price, because; they have one hanging on their wall for $650! But then, they also have a 7-string Gibson (Sunburst, shaped like a reg. guitar) for $3295!!!!
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Aug 2008 4:01 pm
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| I have the remains of a matching BR9 amp which I've been thinking about fixing. They were not anything to rave about. My BR9 came with one in 1947.(not the one I have now) |
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bob Ousby
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 4:36 am
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| Thanks guys for the info! |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 7:39 am
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This is the model Gibson I got when I went from an acoustic to an electric guitar.
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 7:51 am
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For $150 - grab it and run!
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Craig Stenseth
From:
Naperville, Illinois, USA
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Aug 2008 8:47 pm
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| The ones I had were the smooth finish, but I believe there were some with a textured finish also (?) |
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bob Ousby
From:
Nevada, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 5:03 am
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| The fellow sold it! He had a small bidding war going and got $180 for it. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 5:56 am
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A guy I know over here was just offered approx $1400 for his.. 
He phoned and asked if I thought it was a decent price,- I could hardly believe what I heard and just told him to sell it asap.
There's obviously still some people who's willing to pay almost anything as long as it says Gibson on the headstock,- and this buyer deals with vintage guitars and amps for a living! Obviously knows nothing about lap steels though.... 
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Craig Stenseth
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Naperville, Illinois, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 8:09 am
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| Steinar Gregertsen wrote: |
A guy I know over here was just offered approx $1400 for his..
He phoned and asked if I thought it was a decent price,- I could hardly believe what I heard and just told him to sell it asap.
There's obviously still some people who's willing to pay almost anything as long as it says Gibson on the headstock,- and this buyer deals with vintage guitars and amps for a living! Obviously knows nothing about lap steels though.... |
Does he need a second one? |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 10 Aug 2008 8:03 pm
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It's really s student model guitar, and many learned on those. I sold the last one in Joliet for $
125.00,in 2006, which I think was fair considering it is a basic model. There are usually a few on ebay, over priced in my opinion. I laugh when the sellers say how "rare" they are
My favorite low-priced guitar is a Vega. I have one of those. |
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