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Topic: Triple-Neck Gibson -- Papa Cairo |
Andrew Brown
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 9:46 am |
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I'm trying to establish a probable date for this photo below. The band is Papa Cairo and His Boys, taken in Louisiana.
The steel on the far left is a triple-neck Gibson. Can someone tell me when Gibson started marketing triple-necks?
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Mike Neer
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 9:59 am
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Judging by the clothing (lapel-less mod jacket), I would guess that is mid to late 50s, very early 60s.
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 10:11 am
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Stu Schulman
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 10:14 am
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I met Papa Cairo's grand daughter a few years ago,She lives in Anchorage and has that guitar. 
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Stu Schulman
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 10:25 am
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Maybe Keith Junot will chime in,Keith's Dad was Cajun fiddler Ed Junot.Ed and Papa Cairo played the same circuit.Keith may still have a way to get in touch with Cairo's Grand Daughter,We used to play at a Bar-B-Que joint on Sundays and she would come by.
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Andrew Brown
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Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 10:55 am
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
| Judging by the clothing (lapel-less mod jacket), I would guess that is mid to late 50s, very early 60s. |
I think it's just the rather poor quality of the photo that makes it appear that they are wearing lapel-less "mod" jackets. It's more likely to be mid-50s I think. |
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Andrew Brown
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Posted 5 Jul 2010 11:02 am
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Triplenecks were available in late 1952 and early 1953 as per Gibson price lists. Never saw a picture of Papa Cairo without that particular steel so he must have used it throughout his career. He was a good one too.
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Thanks.
Here's an earlier photo of Cairo with Chuck Guillory and his Rhythm Boys. This dates from around 1948.
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