I found this on YouTube. A nice little snippet of history - and shows how much hand work went into making a guitar.
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:53 pm
by Gavin
I was surprised there was so many glamorous ladies making guitars. Not a mask in sight during the painting and sanding. They probably all died from guitar lung.
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:13 pm
by plopswagon
Gavin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:53 pm
I was surprised there was so many glamorous ladies making guitars. Not a mask in sight during the painting and sanding. They probably all died from guitar black beauty lung.
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 6:46 am
by Pacafeliz
Wow, now that was well worth my time! Thanks!
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2022 8:02 am
by NickS
NickD wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:39 am
I found this on YouTube. A nice little snippet of history - and shows how much hand work went into making a guitar.
I got an email from Gibson promoting it. Didn't get around to watching earlier.
Gavin wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:53 pm
I was surprised there was so many glamorous ladies making guitars. Not a mask in sight during the painting and sanding. They probably all died from guitar black beauty lung.
Come on man, Hollywood guys came to film them. Once in a life time opportunity back then and those fine Michigan ladies, who could be putting trucks together instead of making guitars, made a day out of it. For many of them that was probably a story to tell in their families for decades to come
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:21 pm
by plopswagon
Meryl Streep was discovered in the Gibson factory, scraping binding.
Re: 1960s Gibson Documentary
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:29 pm
by sunshiner
Wasn't Bob De Niro chopping tonewoods around there at that exact time?