Great vid! I did the advertising for Gibson-and Epiphone, Moog, Maestro, et al-back in the late 60s. They gave us a pretty thorough history, but didn't go back this far. Really interesting and so well told. Thanks!
My buddy has a 1914 L2 model that was given to him by his mother in law. He said she told him that there was an "ol guitar" up in her attic and that he could have it if he wanted to go up and find it. He was pretty blown away upon opening the original case and finding that! Its in really good shape for its age. He wanted me to inspect it before he strung it up so i did. It was structurally sound, we put some lighter gauge strings on it and it played and sounded awesome!
Wow I had no idea of any of that. I guess I just always assumed Orville did well and stayed with the company as upper management or the boss until late in life and then retired. Thanks for the great history lesson.
i heard most of the guitar made in that era were not made with a truss rod. It was also the case with Randy Rhodes' first Polka Dot V. How would you fix a warp in such a case?
My favourite guitar is a '38 Gibson 00 that is quite loud and it is perfect for finger picking which is the style I play the most. Have owned a '26 Gibson Nick Lucas and '38 Gibson J35. The J35 was just too big for me to handle!
Great vid!
I did the advertising for Gibson-and Epiphone, Moog, Maestro, et al-back in the late 60s.
They gave us a pretty thorough history, but didn't go back this far.
Really interesting and so well told.
Thanks!
That's really interesting. Thanks.
Such a fantastic piece of history, beautifully described. Thank you :-)
Awesome history from a stand-up guy, Walter Carter. Thanks!
What a beautiful instrument and a well-told backstory! Thank you!
My buddy has a 1914 L2 model that was given to him by his mother in law. He said she told him that there was an "ol guitar" up in her attic and that he could have it if he wanted to go up and find it. He was pretty blown away upon opening the original case and finding that! Its in really good shape for its age. He wanted me to inspect it before he strung it up so i did. It was structurally sound, we put some lighter gauge strings on it and it played and sounded awesome!
Wow fascinating history lesson! Thanks !
Good to see you in front of the camera, Walter, talking about instruments. More if the same would be nice! Keep at it! Mark
What a great video. A real privilege to see and hear a genuine piece of guitar history ... Gibson need to put out a reissue for sure.
Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful instruments that people like me in Australia would never have the opportunity to see
Another excellent video from Mr Carter!
He's buried in my hometown with a tiny humble little ground stone(not an actual headstone). It's odd the town doesn't advertise for tourism purposes.
Fascinating .
This is why we love guitars so much.
The guitar is GEORGEOUS. They should remake guitars like that.
Wow I had no idea of any of that. I guess I just always assumed Orville did well and stayed with the company as upper management or the boss until late in life and then retired. Thanks for the great history lesson.
Fascinating,thank you!
I’m glad Gibson and Martin had their vision of better instruments, and had each other to compete against! They sure came up with some fine stuff!
Awesome history lesson.. incredible piece of guitar history
beautiful guitar- I want one ! Thanks for showing us Rod in London
Great presentation, Walter. -John Amaral
So beautiful. Never underdtood why Gibson havent reissue it. 🤨🤨🤨
I adore that 'sucked sweet' look but the thought of having a museum piece guitar in my home gives me the heebie-jeebies to be honest
Awesome!
Helluva history lesson!
Orville H. Gibson. Born Chateaugay, New York. Died Ogdensburg, New York. Final resting place Malone, New York. USA.
wish i got a chance to hear the guitar over your voice
i heard most of the guitar made in that era were not made with a truss rod. It was also the case with Randy Rhodes' first Polka Dot V.
How would you fix a warp in such a case?
1:24 it could really use a string butler
Do you have tablature
no way!!!
ok how much is it? lol
only gibson is good enough
I like my B&G.
My favourite guitar is a '38 Gibson 00 that is quite loud and it is perfect for finger picking which is the style I play the most. Have owned a '26 Gibson Nick Lucas and '38 Gibson J35. The J35 was just too big for me to handle!
Probably hasn't even got a truss rod! No thanks, you can keep it!
And yet it plays and sounds fantastic, after decades and decades.
beauty is in the eye of the beholder...I think it's pig ugly....why no compensation at the bridge saddle?
I would have loved to see more guitar playin' rather than guitar talkin'
Gave this a thumbs up but I was tempted to click the "DISLIKE" because you didn't demo the guitar enough. Shame on you.