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katt · 02-09-2006, 01:11 PM

There is a section that talks about the B-45-12 in the book "Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars". In it Leo Kottke talks about how he really loved his, but it was stolen years ago. There is also a cool picture of Ian Tyson playing his 1st generation (1961) B-45-12 with rounded shoulders. The book mentions that since this was a lightly-built guitar, and was designed to be tuned down a whole step from concert pitch, it had a tendency to self-destruct the top when it was tuned to concert pitch. Gibson went back and forth between the trapeze tailpiece and the pin bridge to try to resolve this problem, with varying success. I have a 1964 B-25-12, which is the smaller-bodied model, but it has the same neck. I'm lucky that I have giant hands!

02-09-2006, 01:11 PM	#8
katt Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 3	There is a section that talks about the B-45-12 in the book "Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars". In it Leo Kottke talks about how he really loved his, but it was stolen years ago. There is also a cool picture of Ian Tyson playing his 1st generation (1961) B-45-12 with rounded shoulders. The book mentions that since this was a lightly-built guitar, and was designed to be tuned down a whole step from concert pitch, it had a tendency to self-destruct the top when it was tuned to concert pitch. Gibson went back and forth between the trapeze tailpiece and the pin bridge to try to resolve this problem, with varying success. I have a 1964 B-25-12, which is the smaller-bodied model, but it has the same neck. I'm lucky that I have giant hands! __________________ katt