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Topic: **SOLD**Beautiful Blue Gibson Century-6**SOLD PLEASE CLOSE** |
Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 9:31 am |
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Here is an early 1950s Gibson Century, V2b, in its original case. The instrument was likely manufactured between early 1952, when Gibson switched from a painted metal to a plastic fretboard, and late 1953, when serial numbers were stamped on the back of the headstock.
A previous owner replaced the fragile plastic jackplate with a metal one, and had installed replacement tuners that were incorrect for this period Gibson. I installed the new reproduction white-buttoned Kluson Deluxe-style tuners from Gotoh. As far as I can tell, everything else is original. Please note that the retaining clip that holds the brass knurled nut to the fingerrest has gone missing.
This is a lovely instrument that sounds and plays just awesome. All of the controls work exactly as they were designed to do.
This is a fine example of one of the best of Gibson's postwar lap steels.
Last edited by Jack Hanson on 18 Jul 2018 8:40 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 10:37 am Time Capsule
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| Wowie, Jack. Amazing orig. case too. The best of the era Gib planks. |
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Adam Nero
From:
Wisconsin
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Posted 17 Jul 2018 2:03 pm
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Jack I’ll take it. This will make 2 century’s I’ve bought from you 
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2 cheap dobros, several weird old lap steels, and one lifelong ticket to ride on the pedal steel struggle bus. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2018 8:41 am
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| The blue beauty is headed on back to the Promised Land! |
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