Almost all 16-inch Gibson L-5s have a narrow, pointed neck heel as do the earliest…
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By Paul Alcantara Some of the Gibson 17-inch archtops and Super 400s shipped between 1935 and…
The Patent diagram for Gibson’s first truss rod often leaves today’s luthiers scratching their heads,…
A question often asked by vintage archtop guitar enthusiasts is: “When did Gibson abandon its…
The ukulele was first named as such on the island of Hawaii in the late…
By Paul Alcantara If Gibson – and later Epiphone – provided the archtop guitars favoured…
With many thanks to Felix Wiedler for his help with this feature. Introduced in 1931,…
Gibson’s catalogue O (issued in either late 1924 or early 1925) stated: “Sounding boards are…
The Mandolin Orchestra The early years of the 20th century saw a dramatic rise in the…
With the help of Gibson historian Darryl Wolfe, we take a look at the evolution of Gibson’s…