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Gibson Shipment Totals 1937-1979

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I was especially interested in getting some info on some Gibson archtops I own,
from the 30's and 40's, so I bought this book.

The book inexplicably gives zero information about any acoustic archtops made prior to 1948,
despite it's title of: 'Gibson Shipment Totals 1937 - 1979'.

I tracked down the website of the author, to ask about this...
but it's been a few weeks now with no response.

I knew that I was only getting 60 pages for my $20...
but I expected to at least get what was advertised.

This book is a useful reference to find out the numbers of guitars shipped by Gibson over a certain period of time. This information should be available online somewhere, but strangely enough it isn't. So, any vintage guitar enthusiast should peruse this book if you are interested in Gibson guitars and their collectibility.

Excellent reference work. A must have for players, collectors, and vintage guitar fans.
Should be on every dealer's reference shelf!

In the case of Larry Meiners new book, the answer is clearly yes. Being a casual gibson collector, I've been startled by how many times I've grabbed this wonderfull little book off the shelf. Clearly formated so the information you want is instantly available, if you have ever wondered how rare your Les Paul is, or when they started making that J-45 you love, this book is for you.