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    OregonMike is on to something: these would make for a GREAT t-shirt line.

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    Test sample, I suppose some sort of promotion for Gibson strings.
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    Bobby Osborne set, 1960s -- nice psychedelic color.



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    Quote Originally Posted by (F4Fake @ Feb. 25 2007, 11:24)
    OregonMike is on to something: these would make for a GREAT t-shirt line.
    Well, I am a graphic designer by profession and I have done a fair amount of tees. My only concern would be getting a legal letter from Gibson. I might contact them and see if they would give permission.

    OTOH some of the others might not be of as much interest to those us in the mandolin tee-shirt buying public.

    Hmmmmm...

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    A few more from my collection. Understated uke package from Martin, but in a gold celluloid envelope.

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    From the Gretsch Company prob located back then in Brooklyn, NY.
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    A fairly common string at the time.
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    A rather striking Silver Orchestra package with silver ink.
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    Wondertone... nuff said
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    That reminds me-I think it's time for a change of strings...
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    Check out the Michael Lampert Schwab Mandolin

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    I think Dan's "The Gibson" is before mine since it has the type string typed on instead of printed on. It also looks to be of a different type paper. His is early 1900's. Dan you got catalog photos of the string packs to go by?
    Also notice my 1920's The Gibson E string says it's Copper instead of steel. Thanks Jim for getting those up for me. I can't scan and post as good as I pick.

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    Also note Bobby Osborne's signature custom strings. He may be the first bluegrass picker to have his own set sold to the public. Monroe was still feuding with Gibson in the 60's so no signture sets for him back then. Anybody got some other artist else with an earlier signature set?

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    Quote Originally Posted by (jgarber @ Feb. 25 2007, 11:36)
    My only concern would be getting a legal letter from Gibson. I might contact them and see if they would give permission.

    OTOH some of the others might not be of as much interest to those us in the mandolin tee-shirt buying public.
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    I don't know Jim - I agree that getting a license from Gibson would be a problem an maybe not worth it but some of the others have just as much mojo (Black Diamond, The Aero Brand and Epiphone).

    I would think they are in the public domain if they are out of business? Obviously no one is going to get rich off vintage string t-shirts but we might get some clean laundry out of it!

    PS: I don't feel as dumb now for the times I've bought a few thousand dollars of vintage mando and the first thing I do when I open the case is look for vintage string packages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by (OregonMike @ Feb. 25 2007, 13:27)
    I don't know Jim - I agree that getting a license from Gibson would be a problem an maybe not worth it but some of the others have just as much mojo (Black Diamond, The Aero Brand and Epiphone).
    It depends on what they want from it. There are lots of Fender and Gibson items out there and I am not sure if the companies actually do it themselves or commission others.

    The Black Diamond name is still being used for strings (I suppose someone bought use of it) and Epiphone is Gibson as of about 1957. That leaves Aero and a few others.

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    I'm more of a box man myself...
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    Thanks for posting those, Joe!

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    Not mandolin, but GDAE.
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