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by John Schaible
19 Jan 2008 11:19 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: 1940 Gibson 6-string: EH-185 or -275?
Replies: 11
Views: 3875

Thanks, Richard. I appreciate your help. And I'll look forward to what Tighe has to say. Sorry to say, I have no real history for this instrument. I bought it myself at a pawn shop in Dayton, Ohio. I can't remember exactly when I got it or what I paid for it; my best guesses are that it was the earl...
by John Schaible
19 Jan 2008 9:37 am
Forum: Steel Without Pedals
Topic: 1940 Gibson 6-string: EH-185 or -275?
Replies: 11
Views: 3875

1940 Gibson 6-string: EH-185 or -275?

I need a little help nailing down the model on my Gibson. I think it's an EH-275. Can you all enlighten me as to whether it is a 275 or a 185? The FON is F1162-14. It has a natural finish, tortoise shell binding, colored "fret" markers, rectangular inlays for position markers, slant pick-u...