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Topic: Gibson Console Grande Nameplate or Decal |
Robert Jackson
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 5:32 am |
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| Does anyone make repros of these? The decal on mine is scratched up. I'd like to replace it. |
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Brad Davis
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Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 8:00 am
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The earlier pre-war GCG models had a metal plate instead of a decal. I've never seen one removed and sold alone though, and it wouldn't be period correct anyway. Those post-war decals do take a hit sometimes. Mine has a couple marks that look like ash burns. I don't know of any replacement decals, but maybe it could be done custom somehow by getting a high quality image of an undamaged decal and give it to a decal printing shop along with dimensions, strip the old decal, apply new decal and re-lacquer.
Ram guitars puts a similar decal on their Neo Grande guitar, which is kind of a mix of pre- and post-war Console Grande design elements.
Depending on how bad it really is or isn't you might just choose to live with it. I think the decal on Don Helm's "Ol' Red" guitar was pretty scratched up too. |
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C. E. Jackson
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Posted 29 Aug 2017 10:20 am
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Robert, Brad mentioned the decal on Don Helms Gibson Console Grande, "Ol' Red". This is probably the most
famous Gibson Console Grande in existence. I made the following photo of the top of "Ol' Red" on one of my
visits with Don in his home. Don turned down six figures for this Gibson before he died. As a collector, I can say
that I prefer an instrument with cosmetic defects to one with cosmetic replacements such as decals.
C. E. 
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Robert Jackson
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2017 5:25 am Pic
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| Thank you for sharing the photo |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2017 5:40 am
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| C. E. Jackson wrote: |
...I prefer an instrument with cosmetic defects to one with cosmetic replacements such as decals.
C. E. |
Bingo! A touch of patina is not a bad thing. |
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