Checklist of Electric Guitars by Gibson

(in chronological order)

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NMM 10474.  Electric upright bass guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, ca. 1938.  No serial number.  Board of Trustees, 2003.

NMM 5918.  Electric pedal steel guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1941.  Electraharp model. Factory Order Number E4141-6.  Board of Trustees, 1995.

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NMM 10027.  Electric arch-top guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, 1941.  Model ES-300 (archtop). Serial number 97274. Board of Trustees, 2001.

NMM 5207.  Electric lap steel guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, ca. 1949.  BR-9 model.  No serial number.  Gift of Robert C. and Ruth Newman, Gainesville, Florida, 1991.

NMM 5916.  Electric guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, 1952.  Les Paul model (all-gold finish).  No serial number. Board of Trustees, 1995.

NMM 6760.  Electric guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, 1964.  Firebird VII.  Serial number 155910.  Ex coll.:  Danny Chauncey of .38 Special.  Purchase funds gift of family and friends in memory of Lindsay William Smith (1954-1997), Edina, Minnesota, 1999.

NMM 6762.  Electric guitar by Gibson, Inc., Kalamazoo, ca. 1968.  Custom Made ES-355TD.  No serial number. Ex coll.:  Billy Grammer.  Board of Trustees, 1999.

NMM 6764.  Electric guitar by Gibson Guitar Corp., Nashville, July 26, 1990.  Chet Atkins CE model.  Serial number 92070302.  Custom painting of Ryman Auditorium by Mark Camden.  Ex coll.:  Paul Craft, Nashville songwriter.  Board of Trustees, 1999.

NMM 6765.  Electric guitar by Gibson Guitar Corp., Nashville, October 25, 1991.  SG Junior model.  Serial number 92981312. Autographed for charity by Nashville celebrities.  Board of Trustees, 1999.

NMM 10025.  Electric guitar by Gibson Guitar Corp., Nashville, September 30, 1997.  Artist Collection B. B. King Lucille model. Serial number 92737516.  Autographed by B. B. King after concert in Omaha, November 5, 2000.  Purchase funds gift of T. Wilson & Sandra L. King & family, Larry Brady, Carey's Bar/Michelle Maloney, Mark Phillippi, Charcoal Lounge/Tom French, Radigan's Main Street Pub, Silver Dollar Restaurant/Jere Chapman, Michael Wickersham, and Jon & Carol Robertson & family, Vermillion; Elizabeth Spivey & David Bergin, Yankton; Dave Bernstein, Sioux City, Iowa; and, many others who love the blues, 2001.

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