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Topic: 1940 EH 185 - a rare Gibson |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
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Posted 25 Mar 2012 11:49 am |
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| Cool indeed. Reminded me to check my lotto ticket from last night. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Mar 2012 12:04 pm
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Mar 2012 1:28 pm
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| Too bad it wasn't a little Basie. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 25 Mar 2012 1:32 pm
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| Andy will be here all week folks.....try the veal and don't forget to tip your server...... |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 26 Mar 2012 6:13 am
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Wow, Howard.
An EH-275 7-string.
The only one I've ever seen. |
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John Dahms
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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2012 1:28 pm
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"Wow, Howard. An EH-275 7-string.
The only one I've ever seen."
According to Duchossoir, it's the only one recorded by Gibson.
Double WOW.[/quote]
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Fruit flies like a banana. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 26 Mar 2012 10:25 pm
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The GIBSON EH-185 had a great sound which I think was due to the metal top which extended to the tuning gears. Foolishly, back in 1946 when Gibson guitars were fairly plentiful, I sold my 7 string EH-185 !  |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 6:12 pm
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
| Maybe that's where Sierra got the idea. |
Don't forget the little pre-war Epiphone that also had a metal (aluminum?) plate on the top. Both examples benefitted tone-wise from those plates. |
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 12:34 pm
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Howard!
Your "Blondie" has the same finger board as my D-7. Big block inlays. Was wondering about the pickup on your guitar. Is it a CC? The pups on my guitar look like CCs, but are not. The have adjustable pole pieces, no big magnet. Been trying to date the guitar. I was thinking '39.
If anyone has the correct 7-string bridge, I NEED ONE!
Here's pics;
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 12:39 pm
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| John Billings wrote: |
Howard!
Was wondering about the pickup on your guitar. Is it a CC? The pups on my guitar look like CCs, but are not.
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I bought the guitar from the original owner.....as far as I know....it's an original CC pup...... |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 12:53 pm
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Thanks Howard! The pups in mine must be some strange transitional design. They have the typical top of a CC pup, right down to the slots. But they have adjustable polepiece screws! Never seen them before. I keep trying to place this guitar in Time. It seems an obvious custom-order.
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C. E. Jackson
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Posted 1 Apr 2012 4:39 pm EH-185s are the favorites of my steels
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| My favorite EH-185 is a 1939 7 string CC PU model. If you like, you can see a photo on my website. |
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