1960 Burst

[wizardmc]

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[Rev.WillieVK]

Another data point:

I've seen ~5 old Les Pauls that had their 'boards sanded/shaved and their BRW was still in the medium-dark range.

The only 'period' that I've noticed with multiple pale 'boards was '52/'53; all the rest were mostly medium dark. But sure, the BRW was all over the place. Gibson was (and is) a production factory and they used what they could get in order to move product out the door.

Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous.... :wail :hank :wail

 

[abalonevintage]

I've seen ~5 old Les Pauls that had their 'boards sanded/shaved and their BRW was still in the medium-dark range.

Oxidation penetrates the surface...so does oil and sweat. How long after the sanding did you see them?

The BEST test would be a fingerboard that has been RECENTLY removed so you can see the back! :spabout

FYI, sunlight will RADICALLY fade Brazilian rosewood.

 

[Tom Wittrock]

All the photos we have from the '50s and early '60s are poor quality B&W/color snapshots...

... that show really dark fingerboards! :rofl :hee :rofl

:biggrin:

Actually, we have a lot more than you think. Gibson would have used the same rosewood on all their [non-ebony] fingerboards. With all those models, good photos should be available.

 

[Rev.WillieVK]

Actually, we have a lot more than you think. Gibson would have used the same rosewood on all their [non-ebony] fingerboards. With all those models, good photos should be available.

I was speaking of '50s/'60s Les Paul photos, but let's turn it around:

How many 1950s Gibsons that featured rosewood fingerboards or back and sides or bridges have we seen that had pale tan rosewood? I realize that in some cases Gibson might have stained the wood or tinted the finish over the rosewood, but there should still be more evidence of plain boring pale tan rosewood if Gibson had it in stock and used it in their guitars. All the guitars I remember had rosewood with at least medium color with darker streaks.

:salude

 

[BobV]

I have to disagree. I wouldn't be sad to own this!

I meant it's sad that the prior owner's didn't enjoy it enough. I understand that it's a spectacular instrument from a collector's point of view today, but twenty or thirty years ago it's sad that it was sitting under somebody's bed and someone else missed out on a chance to be playing it all the time.

 

[wizardmc]

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