this is on the bay at the moment, I've never seen a headstock like that on a gibson, is it the real thing ?
this is on the bay at the moment, I've never seen a headstock like that on a gibson, is it the real thing ?
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Real but altered by an amateur with a bandsaw it appears. That finish is also redone.
Ouch! ...And, without knowing more or inspecting this thing, I'd be more likely to guess it as pre-1908. How was it dated to 1910?
It's too bad they couldn't have made the shape symetrical. I wonder what would be the best way to correct the head shape on this one? I would be tempted to make it a snakehead as it has had so much done to it already.
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The inlay pattern matches one that I have a couple examples of around serial 52xx-55xx, probably ~1906
Take a look at the many, many photos in the eBay ad. Someone apparently grafted a new piece of wood into the neck. Maybe the cut-down (and bound!) headstock is because there was some kind of damage.
Back wood looks very interesting, too.
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The seller is a reputable long-time dealer, House of Musical Traditions in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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1924 Gibson A4 - 2018 Campanella A-5 - 2007 Brentrup A4C - 1915 Frank Merwin Ashley violin - Huss & Dalton DS - 1923 Gibson A2 black snakehead - '83 Flatiron A5-2 - 1939 Gibson L-00 - 1936 Epiphone Deluxe - 1928 Gibson L-5 - ca. 1890s Fairbanks Senator Banjo - ca. 1923 Vega Style M tenor banjo - ca. 1920 Weymann Style 25 Mandolin-Banjo - National RM-1
Take a look at track one of the Grisman/Rice "Tone Poems" booklet. Apart from the fretboard inlay (and the shape of the head) its almost identical - an A4.
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