Gibson archtop guitar 7878 - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T11:09:52Zhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topics/gibson-archtop-guitar-7878?commentId=2177249%3AComment%3A9395&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWow What a critter!!
I never…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-02-03:2177249:Comment:94522009-02-03T06:38:28.670ZRon Frazierhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/RonFrazier
Wow What a critter!!<br />
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I never seen a thing like that brace. Come up some one and tell us about it!!<br />
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I wont be able to sleep tonight!!<br />
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Ron
Wow What a critter!!<br />
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I never seen a thing like that brace. Come up some one and tell us about it!!<br />
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I wont be able to sleep tonight!!<br />
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Ron Hi Michael try Rodger Siminof…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-02-03:2177249:Comment:94342009-02-03T03:19:19.502ZMark Dobbinshttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MarkDobbins
Hi Michael try Rodger Siminoff and Gruhn Guitars<br />
Good Luck , Mark
Hi Michael try Rodger Siminoff and Gruhn Guitars<br />
Good Luck , Mark Have any of you seen inside o…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-02-01:2177249:Comment:93952009-02-01T17:50:54.680ZMichael Lewishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MichaelLewis
Have any of you seen inside one of these old Gibsons? This long bracing (end to end reinforcement) is the puzzle and I would like to know more about it before I start any work on this guitar.<br />
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Frank, are you out there?
Have any of you seen inside one of these old Gibsons? This long bracing (end to end reinforcement) is the puzzle and I would like to know more about it before I start any work on this guitar.<br />
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Frank, are you out there? Well, I found an exact match…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-31:2177249:Comment:93682009-01-31T15:59:07.325ZMichael Lewishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MichaelLewis
Well, I found an exact match of this guitar at the National Music Museum in Vermillion SD. The one they have is a STYLE O from 1907 and an earlier serial number than the one in my shop.<br />
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Good pic of the bridge, so now I know what to make.<br />
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No comment on the internal bracing, so I still don't know about that. My first guess was that it was put in to keep the body from folding in the middle, maybe stave off the need for a neck reset.
Well, I found an exact match of this guitar at the National Music Museum in Vermillion SD. The one they have is a STYLE O from 1907 and an earlier serial number than the one in my shop.<br />
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Good pic of the bridge, so now I know what to make.<br />
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No comment on the internal bracing, so I still don't know about that. My first guess was that it was put in to keep the body from folding in the middle, maybe stave off the need for a neck reset. There are blocks at each end…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-30:2177249:Comment:93292009-01-30T21:12:20.831ZMichael Lewishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MichaelLewis
There are blocks at each end of the braces. The back doesn't show obvious signs of being off. There is a very slight under lap (if I can use that as a word) near the tail block area, but that could have been from a slight seam separation/reglue. The braces start an inch or so away from the neck block and brush against the waist and continue to the lower bout where they contact the sides.
There are blocks at each end of the braces. The back doesn't show obvious signs of being off. There is a very slight under lap (if I can use that as a word) near the tail block area, but that could have been from a slight seam separation/reglue. The braces start an inch or so away from the neck block and brush against the waist and continue to the lower bout where they contact the sides. Michael that brace looks like…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-30:2177249:Comment:93242009-01-30T20:01:47.582ZGreg Mirkenhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/GregMirken
Michael that brace looks like it butts up to its own block against the side. Could this stuff be installed after the box was assembled? It doesn't look so. Does the back show evidence of being off at some point?<br />
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I have never seen anything like that.<br />
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Greg
Michael that brace looks like it butts up to its own block against the side. Could this stuff be installed after the box was assembled? It doesn't look so. Does the back show evidence of being off at some point?<br />
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I have never seen anything like that.<br />
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Greg Is this a "style O" ?
have I…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-30:2177249:Comment:93212009-01-30T17:52:45.802ZMichael Lewishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MichaelLewis
Is this a "style O" ?<br />
have I got the date close?<br />
Is that internal bracing original, or as I suspect, not?<br />
Where to see an example of a correct bridge.
Is this a "style O" ?<br />
have I got the date close?<br />
Is that internal bracing original, or as I suspect, not?<br />
Where to see an example of a correct bridge. Another 3.....tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-30:2177249:Comment:92722009-01-30T00:57:42.548ZKen Nilssonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KenNilsson
Another 3.....
Another 3..... Here are 3 of Michael's photo…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-30:2177249:Comment:92672009-01-30T00:56:14.276ZKen Nilssonhttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/KenNilsson
Here are 3 of Michael's photos. Will add 3 more later.
Here are 3 of Michael's photos. Will add 3 more later. Having trouble sending upload…tag:fretsnet.ning.com,2009-01-29:2177249:Comment:92482009-01-29T19:43:08.986ZMichael Lewishttp://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/MichaelLewis
Having trouble sending uploads. Will try again later.<br />
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This guitar is somewhere between 1907 and 1908 as far as I can determine but not everything agrees. Hand written in pencil serial number 7878 on a white oval label with Orville and lyre, stamped number on neck block 588. There are no signs of ever having a tailpiece or pick guard.<br />
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What concerns me is the long internal braces that connect the lining and sides in the upper bout , waist, and the sides in the lower bout. The neck (top of…
Having trouble sending uploads. Will try again later.<br />
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This guitar is somewhere between 1907 and 1908 as far as I can determine but not everything agrees. Hand written in pencil serial number 7878 on a white oval label with Orville and lyre, stamped number on neck block 588. There are no signs of ever having a tailpiece or pick guard.<br />
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What concerns me is the long internal braces that connect the lining and sides in the upper bout , waist, and the sides in the lower bout. The neck (top of frets) project to the bridge area 1/4" above the top, no bridge.