Members Brian Krashpad Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Congrats! (o)(o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Epic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MatthewTKK Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Beautiful - and to expand on one of the previous posters' comments, no need to replace tuners (and ruin the originality). Stewmac sell tuner buttons in cream or ivoroid - for ten bucks you get a set of six. If you pull off the crumbling originals, you just need a soldering iron or a mini gas torch, heat up the stem, then push it into the hole on the replacement button. It will melt slightly on the way in, and the little spline will melt its own groove - you're done, and you have the original tuners with new buttons.http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Tuner_parts/Vintage-style_Replacement_Tuner_Knobs.htmlWhat a score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Very very awesome! Thanks Kit! Nice music room overhaul - and I too very much like the train art work - all of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 That's cool. That's got a lot more character to it than the shiny bobbles I'm usually procuring from web marketing images.Thanks GAS Man; that said, you have some incredible pieces in your fastidiously inventoried collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Epic! Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I dig it. That guitar is definitely an early 1950s ES-125. It has the tall speed knobs. All of the hardware is the same as on my 1952 ES-150.Thanks for the info, Roy, really appreciate it. I'm trying to track down any info I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Absolutely gorgeous.This means alot to me coming from someone who rocks some great hollowbodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Beautiful - and to expand on one of the previous posters' comments, no need to replace tuners (and ruin the originality). Stewmac sell tuner buttons in cream or ivoroid - for ten bucks you get a set of six. If you pull off the crumbling originals, you just need a soldering iron or a mini gas torch, heat up the stem, then push it into the hole on the replacement button. It will melt slightly on the way in, and the little spline will melt its own groove - you're done, and you have the original tuners with new buttons.http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Tuner_parts/Vintage-style_Replacement_Tuner_Knobs.htmlWhat a score! Cheers for the info, guys. I was obviously going to save the old tuners, but this sounds totally doable. Very interesting, and thanks for taking the time to post such helpful information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Congrats! (o)(o) bosstastic! Thanks Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tupelo Son Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 WOW! .....just speechless. Treasure it :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members littlemilo Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Congrats, thats a keeper! You should find a FON number inside an F hole to help you date the guitar. From 1952-1961, the F O N scheme followed the pattern of a letter, the batch number and an instrument ranking number (when the guitar was built in the run of 40). The F O N is the only identification number on Gibson's lower grade models (like the ES-125, ES-140, J-160E, etc.) which do not feature a paper label. Higher grade models (such as the Super 400, L-5, J-200, etc.) feature both a serial number and a F O N. When both numbers are present on a higher grade model, remember that the F O N was assigned at the beginning of the production run, while the serial number was recorded later (before shipping). The serial number would properly indicate the actual date of the guitar. F O N examples run thus:Y 2230 21V 4867 8R 6785 15Code Letter and YearZ 1952Y 1953X 1954W 1955V 1956U 1957T 1958S 1959R 1960Q 1961After 1961 the use of FONs was discontinued at Gibson. There are still some variances that Gibson uses on some instruments produced today, but for the most part the above can be used for identifying instruments. For the most accurate identification you would need to contact the Gibson Guitar Corporation itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamjethro Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I have one of those, 1963 n=model. My dad actually bought it at an auction because he wanted the hard case it was in for me to put another guitar in. Had a snapped neck. Bought the case for 9 bucks!!!! Was going to just take the case and the guy said he had to take the guitar that was in it also. He stopped at a music store run by an old German man that his friend knew about on the way home and just asked about what it would take to fix it. guy said about 70 dollars. Dad said no, that was too much, probably. The sore owner then offered him somewhere around 750 for it as it stood. Dad asked just what he had and to the Store owner's credit he told him. So, to cut to the chase. My dad paid the 70 bucks and for Christmas I got a nice surprise. It doesn't really get played much. I keep her put up as a keepsake as much as anything and do not want to damage it. It isn't going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 I have one of those, 1963 n=model. My dad actually bought it at an auction because he wanted the hard case it was in for me to put another guitar in. Had a snapped neck. Bought the case for 9 bucks!!!! Was going to just take the case and the guy said he had to take the guitar that was in it also. He stopped at a music store run by an old German man that his friend knew about on the way home and just asked about what it would take to fix it. guy said about 70 dollars. Dad said no, that was too much, probably. The sore owner then offered him somewhere around 750 for it as it stood. Dad asked just what he had and to the Store owner's credit he told him. So, to cut to the chase. My dad paid the 70 bucks and for Christmas I got a nice surprise. It doesn't really get played much. I keep her put up as a keepsake as much as anything and do not want to damage it. It isn't going anywhere.I think I understand a little of what makes that guitar so special to you. That is a fantastic story, thanks for taking the time to share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members d_dave_c Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Awesome! What a great piece of family history. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members diceman1000 Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 AWESOME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 New Kluson tuners drop right in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Preacher Posted September 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 New Kluson tuners drop right in.awesome, good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted September 12, 2012 Members Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thats such a great story. cool guitar as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 All I can say is a heart-felt, 'WOW!' Between the family connection and how awesome of a guitar it is, that would immediately go to the top of my, 'unless the kids are starving, it ain't ever going anywhere' list. Super happy new guitar day. Probably my favorite NGD this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 1950 was the first year the ES-125 had adjustable poles on the P-90 pickup. Yours was made in or after 1950 but most likely no later than about 1955. By 1956 the knobs were changed from gold barrel style like yours to gold bonnet knobs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members noisebloom Posted September 13, 2012 Members Share Posted September 13, 2012 That is a stunning guitar, no two ways about it. Congrats on keeping it loved and in the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Stunning and awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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