Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

  1. #1
    Registered User darylcrisp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Banner, Ky
    Posts
    2,654

    Default anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    i give it 1 minute and many of you will know the answer, i am naive with all the Gibson names except current.

    thank you in advance.
    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	thumbnail_image1 (3).jpg 
Views:	316 
Size:	68.1 KB 
ID:	191998

  2. #2
    Registered User sblock's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Redwood City, CA
    Posts
    2,335

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    Looks like Phil Brug to me. He worked for Gibson in the 90's, when their mandolins were being made in Bozeman, Montana.

  3. The following members say thank you to sblock for this post:


  4. #3
    Registered User Eric Platt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts
    2,045

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    If this works - here is the thread on Gibson Head Luthiers -

    https://www.mandolincafe.com/forum/t...-head-luthiers

    A photo of Phil Brug's signature is on page 3. It's also from November 1993.
    Brentrup Model 23, Boeh A5 #37, Gibson A Jr., Big Muddy M-11, Coombe Classical flattop, Strad-O-Lin
    https://www.facebook.com/LauluAika/
    https://www.lauluaika.com/
    https://www.facebook.com/Longtine-Am...14404553312723

  5. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Eric Platt For This Useful Post:


  6. #4
    Registered User darylcrisp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Banner, Ky
    Posts
    2,654

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    was this time period considered a good one for the mandolins?

    thx
    d

  7. #5
    Moderator MikeEdgerton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Howell, NJ
    Posts
    26,874

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    1993-1994 and Phil Brug from the lists Eric linked to above. Gibson bought Flatiron in 1987. Steve Carlson and Bruce Weber were there. Folks like Helen Beausoleil were building. There was serious talent there at the time. I'm assuming the instruments should have been well built. It comes down to how it looks and sounds and plays.
    "It's comparable to playing a cheese slicer."
    --M. Stillion

    "Bargain instruments are no bargains if you can't play them"
    --J. Garber

  8. The following members say thank you to MikeEdgerton for this post:


  9. #6
    Registered User
    Join Date
    Jul 2003
    Location
    Portland, OR
    Posts
    821

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    I've got a '96 Gibson F5V - also Montana era and signed by Bruce Weber. I get unsolicited compliments on the mandolin (not my playing...) quite frequently - including from folks who are well known in the mandolin world.
    I think there are great mandolins and less great mandolins from every era throughout the history of Gibson. My understanding is that the 1970's were dominated by less great mandolins.

    Kirk

  10. The following members say thank you to tiltman for this post:


  11. #7
    Registered User Pjones3's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    Wyoming
    Posts
    90

    Default Re: anyone know this signature on this Gibson

    Quote Originally Posted by darylcrisp View Post
    i give it 1 minute and many of you will know the answer, i am naive with all the Gibson names except current.

    thank you in advance.
    Click image for larger version. 

Name:	thumbnail_image1 (3).jpg 
Views:	316 
Size:	68.1 KB 
ID:	191998
    I have a 1993 F5 Phil Brugg signed Gibson that sounds spectacular.
    Here’s a clip of it a year before I acquired it.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2B7BPk5Y3A

  12. The following members say thank you to Pjones3 for this post:


Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •