My good friend Peter Madill in NZ is a luthier and because I wanted to use this guitar daily and professionally he replaced the bridge and put in a "pickup" and replaced the tuning pegs with German precision tuning pegs. The tuning pegs were bakalite and the bridge was dodgy. I bought it with the original case, and original condition.
Everyone who plays it says wow! I will never need another guitar, I can't tell you how special this guitar is however It has a life of its own and a history I will never know. This 1962 b-25 (I didn'n know that was the first year of production) is as precious to me as my dog and cats and family members. I tyried Ibenez and others they looked pretty but I was always trading them in for another. My first guitar was an inexpensive yamaha classical and it suited my purposes well and I wore it out. I bettcha I went through 10 guitars before finding this one. It took me about 4 months to pay off that guitar and when I got it it was pure joy!! Not because it was made on a good day by a good guitar maker but because it has a life and soul of it's own. The reason he was selling it was that he was in a band/group that wanted purity of sound (pre-unplugged) and wanted a bigger-bodied instrument to deliver that larger sound. I was a starving artist and put 20 dollars down on it. The next morning at 9 am I was back at that shop negotiating with the owner how I could buy it. In 1982 I found my b-25 in a second-hand record shop in Auckland, NZ! I spied it in the dark walking to a party with friends (we had to park by some old shops) and whether it was the street-lite or the moon-lite it spoke to me. I had an opportunity to play music around a hotel circuit in New Zealand.
The B-25-12 had a cherry sunburst finish and was available through 1970. Most B-25's had a cherry sunburst finish, Two 12-string editions of the B-25 were also available starting in 1962. Gibson introduced the B-25 in 1962 which featured a mahogany body, spruce top, and rosewood fingerboard like the B-45. I've had this guitar since 1970, bought from a family friend. There is a scratch on the pickguard and a few small nicks on the box. A few chips around the headstock and surface age cracks on the finish. Excellent guitar with vibrant tone and ringing sound. Outfitted with gold Gotoh Keystone tuners, double antiqued binding, a traditional Hummingbird truss rod cover, and a bone nut and saddle, it's available in Antique. The new Hummingbird Original blends vintage appointments and today's modern, high-quality build construction.
#VINTAGE GIBSON GUITAR IDENTIFICATION SERIAL NUMBER#
The stamp inside the guitar says B2512, it is not the 3/4 size, The Serial number is 868564. The unmistakable Gibson Hummingbird is followed by the masses as one of the most remarkable acoustic guitars ever built. I have been disapointed by the bidding, as it is a beautiful sweet sounding guitar. I wanted to post a phot but if you are interested they are on ebay. I am selling a Gibson 12 string B 25 12 on ebay in 45 minutes. My question to you is, shall I broaded my search for potential byers.
0 kommentar(er)
