Re: Did R.L. Givens ever build a "Gibson" A-5 copy?
Originally Posted by
GJProject65
I have a copy of a Gibson A5 with appointments favoring some of the RL Givens A styles I have seen pictures of. Does anyone have a clue as to whether or not he or someone else may have built a "Gibson" copy with the pointed end on the peghead and fingerboard?
I have a 1979 Givens A-5 that looks just like the one in the photo that Benjamin T linked to. My understanding is that Bob partially took apart the only Gibson Loar A (aka Griffith Loar) when it was in the possession of Tut Taylor in order to study the insides; i.e., the bracing and probably top thickness. He then proceeded to develop his own line of mandolins. Therefore, it is possible that he copied the pointed ends. The peghead on a Givens A is like that of a Gibson snakehead (minus the little divot at the very end), and there is that pointed end at the end of the fingerboard.
"Those who know don't have the words to tell, and the ones with the words don't know so well." - Bruce Cockburn
Bookmarks