Gibson Grande Console 7/8 string

[Paul Gambon]

7/8 string steel, CC pickups, real fine condition. The paper work that came with it said it was from the 50’s but I believe it dates to the 1930’s. I’d like to find a local SF Bay Area buyer, its real (!!!) heavy. More pics on request. $1500

[Jon Light]

If I'm reading the book right, that beauty should be 1939.

[Peter Krebs]

PM sent!

[Jon Hyde]

Get it Pete!!

[T. C. Furlong]

Very cool Console Grande. Does anyone know what the gizmo between the pickups and the fretboard is? Maybe a mute of some sort? I've never seen one like it.

[b0b]

Love the mute bar. I've heard of them but never seen one. Very cool!

[Paul Brainard]

These don't have neck selector switches, both necks are always on, and you mute the one you're not playing.

Love the fretboards. . . I think those are 3rd gen CC pickups. Probably sounds killer!

[Jon Light]

As I know from my double neck EH-150, if it doesn't have a neck selector, these very resonant guitars require a towel or something over the non-played neck or there's going to be a lot of unwanted string noise. That mute is a very cool way to do it.

[Steve Spitz]

Nice axe. Case is in remarkable shape . Really cool.

[Paul Gambon]

The leaver mutes one set of strings, moving the leaver mutes the opposite necks strings. Ingenious no?

[Scott Spanbauer]

I appreciate the creative use of a cork.

[Jon Zimmerman]

Wood you lookit that ‘heavy’ flaming maple! Wood-ah been top turnout for a sit-behind double from Gibson. Heavy indeed in that era. Hope you won’t need to ship this out from SF, Paul. Wish I could just smell it! 😍. Good Luck.

[Andy Taub]

with CC's, and I replaced the Volume pot wth a pull switch-pot- fits in the same hole and switches between pickups. Works great, no new holes.

[b0b]

I don't need it, but I am so tempted!

How many legs (3 or 4)?

[Jon Zimmerman]

If you have access to the Duchossior coffee table book, there’s an identical version (V2a) photo from John Sprung on pg 62, b0b. Also the mute is called an Abrams mute. Next page over on 63 is a blond version, with 3 legs.
Text below it says less than 10 were finished “in blonde during the pre-war era”. 😯

Only missing parts (which may be elsewhere) are the bridge-cvr metal palm rests, but you DON’T need them either b0b, eh? 😬

[Bill Hatcher]

This is an investment....

[Paul Gambon]

The Console has sold! Thanks for those who expressed interest. It's off to a good home.

[Jon Zimmerman]

A marvelous museum-grade example, Paul. Hope every move goes smoothly for you. It will, hopefully, be around for a player to enjoy for another 80- plus years! 😎