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Topic: Gibson Br9 lapsteel |
Paul Vassallo
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Long Island New York, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2016 6:32 pm |
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Have a Gibson B9 lapsteel
that I bought a long time ago I don't remember what it sounded like, I do remember that I wasn't impressed.I would like to give it another try, maybe a lot of destortion may help.Reading some post coments it's not a very good instrument .I would like to fire this thing up meaning to play it not to burn it, if I can get some help on what strings what tuning to use that would be great, thanks. |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2016 8:17 pm
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The BR9 is a perfectly fine lap steel.. not rare, by any means... but they have a P90 pickup and can sound pretty good. Tuning and strings will depend on what you like to play.. I'm a C6th guy myself.. Open E can be fun if you play a lot of rock and blues...
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David DeLoach
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2016 10:21 am
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| I have a BR9 and it sounds great! |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 25 Sep 2016 10:50 am
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| When I was in retail back in the fifties, the BR-9 was considered to be an excellent student guitar, (nothing more). Sold them for about $119.00 (a matching amp sold for around $79.00 ) The good old days ! |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 5:46 am
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Everybody had a BR-9!
According to Gibson shipping records, compiled by Andre Duchossoir, Gibson produced and shipped approximately 26,873 single neck lap steel guitars. Of those, the BR-9 totalled 13,358, or approximately half of all Gibson lap steels mfg'd during that era.
Put another way, the number of BR-9's mfg'd equals the number of all other Gibson lap steels combined.
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Paul Vassallo
From:
Long Island New York, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 3:48 pm
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| I'm feeling a little better about the lap steel, just a question regarding the strings, in what order the strings (notes).If you have the gauge that would be awesome for the tuning in open E. I thank everyone for their input. |
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Paul Vassallo
From:
Long Island New York, USA
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Posted 26 Sep 2016 6:46 pm
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| Also does anybody know where I can get volume and tone knobs for the Gibson Br9? |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 7:32 pm
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Knobs can be found at most online parts houses. Stewart-McDonald, Antique Electronics and many others. I believe that they used the same knobs the Gibson guitars of the era used.
Open E from low to high: E B E G# B E |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 28 Sep 2016 11:35 pm
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Knobs can be found at most online parts houses. Stewart-McDonald, Antique Electronics and many others. I believe that they used the same knobs the Gibson guitars of the era used.
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I have found the correct knobs for the BR9 to be pretty much impossible to find. The style is the same as the ES250 guitar bit as far as I know, the cream coloured ones used on the BR9 weren't used on any other guitar.
These ones from WD are the right style but not cream.
http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/hardware-parts-c1/knobs-c39/gibson-replacement-knobs-c137/wd-music-gibson-es250-bakelite-knobs-pair-p1462
This page is great for working out string gauges. As you have a short scale guitar, choose the heaviest option for each string.
http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/gauges.php
If you wanted the version of open E you get on a guitar using the "cowboy chord" version, I'd use:
E .015
B .009
G# .026 (plain or wound)
E .032w
B .038w
E .058w |
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Paul Vassallo
From:
Long Island New York, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2016 4:07 pm
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| Jeff thank you for all your help I found the tone and the volume knobs while I was cleaning my music closet both the original In a plastic bag, I got lucky. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 2 Oct 2016 10:03 pm
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Nothing wrong with a BR-9 My first new "electric" guitar was one of those, in 1947, with the matching Amp.
Had another one about ten years ago but sold it at the Joilet convention.
Got amused at an Ebay auction for one, where the seller told how "rare" it was. He got quite hostile when I told him how many were made !  |
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