It is described as a Gibson by H.Russell.
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It is described as a Gibson by H.Russell.
No other information. Thank you!Attachment 186699
I dont know much. But it looks like the neck was changed , and it looks like A teens era A model Thats what I see. I could be wrong .
Has to be later, it has a truss rod and a stenciled headstock
I see the truss rod cover. I changed my guess of a A4 to just a A . The Sound hole rings are not there.
It looks like it might be somewhere near a 34-ish A-00 with a changed tailpiece, bridge and fretboard. Can't really tell from the small picture. I don't think much is original there and that bridge placement looks funky as well. It doesn't have the riser block, that takes it past the 20's and into 30's.
I would be interested to know if there is a screw hole in the top and side for a pickguard. If not, then the body may be from an oval hole A-00 and with a new fingerboard added as Mike Edgerton mentions above etc. It may, of course be a specially made instrument but as suggested by Mike it may be something cooked up and is not original.
It looks to me like someone might have tried to long neck a short-necked Gibson oval.
The number of frets to the body looks the same but the angle makes it a little hard to tell. I wonder if it has a FON inside?
Attachment 186705That 12th fret looks way out front to me compared to my snakehead anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
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The 12th fret is indeed much more accessible than most oval Gibson's.
Here's the real deal to compare it to, you might be right. The body is different than the early Gibson ovals. That would explain the funky bridge placement.
Where would that neck have been sourced (or built)? It looks like a 1930’s Gibson oval headstock with an F5 Florida extension. Did H. Russell try to make a Mrs. Griffith oval A00.5?
Without having the instrument in hand or at least a few better pictures there is probably no way to make certain.
Do we know where the instrument is located, 1939Dodge? There was an H. Russell Truitt in the Pittsburgh area:Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeEdgerton
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/musi...s/200710110330
He was apparently a mandolin teacher for over 60 years and a salesman for Gibson:
https://sites.google.com/a/pittsburg...me/our-history