If you’re into Clean Vintage Guitars get a load of this! Warning - Mint Condition Content!

[@joemcgraw5529]

Thats almost unheard of even in the case all these years you would think it moisture or something would have done some damage ,Amazing!!1

[@guppybill]

I am notorious for being the "first ding" guy for so many guitars. Friends stopped letting me play their new instruments. It's probably just as well that I'll never touch that beautiful Gibson.

[@KeeganWoodward]

Dang, that looks museum worthy. Beautiful!

[@michaelcuneo3834]

Incredible!! When you first pulled it out of the case and tapped the body just a bit, I swear I heard that pup say: "ooh".

[@wadebolderman3250]

That must've been sitting in the original case and rarely played for decades! Incredible

[@roadworthy1102]

Astonishingly beautiful.

[@jeffh3179]

Insane, hard to believe any survived in that shape. 👍👍

[@chrishartz2397]

Great videos...from a place that has a great reputation among people in the know.

[@supermash1]

WOW, THAT'S A GORGEOUS GUITAR!

[@chrisdrake447]

Love how thrilled you are by having that beauty in your hands...

[@pilotpeewee]

Unbelievably cool I could watch video like this all day.

[@partrickstowman8039]

Thanks again! Crazy that it was stored so well!

[@JC-11111]

Wow. I heard Ted Woodford mention your name, Mark, so I thought I would check this channel out. Nice Gibson!

[@SGW4K]

Ooh special 🥺

[@natashanyxx9486]

I’ll speculate that that guitar was stored in an arid, dry climate, such as a desert. (Think Arizona). Humidity would have affected it over time. Perhaps it was kept in one location, say, the same house over time. That’s an amazing example.

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Probably not a desert as it would have developed cracks from dryness

[@andrewjakes5296]

I'm betting that's a guitar from BC. The rainforest.

[@mitchkatz5848]

Wow, that is incredible!

[@nedwreck6376]

wow. just wow. it needs to be played!

[@snörre23]

Awesome.

[@JimB802]

Sooooo Mark!?? Please give us the back story about this very rare Gibson. How and why is it in your shop? What was its journey over the past 90 years?

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Jim - We bought it! I don't know its history. Wish we did.

[@MrDotneck]

Awesome - thanks for sharing. Is there a story behind this guitar?

[@cherrypickerguitars]

Absolutely lovely! How the hell did the hardware stay shining!? The guard is perfect! How? Just kept in its case? Where did it live? Astounding...

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

This one just lucked out. Clearly it was stored the right way. What that means is anyone's guess!

[@cherrypickerguitars]

@@TheFolkwayMusic Crazy! In my collection, I have a 2011 White Falcon with all the original ‘55 appointments. She’s a total case queen with less than 20 hrs of play. It’s gold hardware is far more tarnished than those Waverly’s ! I keep my guitars in a humidity controlled environment, in very good cases, in a “standing” position, and your old girl is in as good a shape as my new 2020 Martin SCe 13 ! I’m coming shopping when I don’t have to declare a guitar run as an “emergency”. PS - a visit to your store, over 10 yrs ago led to a spring spent with Sergei, in 2011 I think!?! Thanks for that! Peace

[@GIBKEL]

That is crazy beautiful! It goes to show how strange it must have been. They were all over the board, building guitars in this economic free-fall, figuring out on the fly!

[@HarryNicNicholas]

"never exposed to air, let alone humans" lol, damn humans.

[@lawrencecoffeyjr1300]

Just wow...

[@j.justinzimmerman9836]

Hi Mark , thanks for responding to my question. There you are in the ruff of Canada, and I am trudging through the swamps of N. Central Florida. All I can say, and I’ve thought long, and hard about this, is that you, Mark - Are Da Bomb !!! Everything I’ve seen you do exudes caring and love for your Art. Thank you for sharing your talents. JJZ...(°¿.°`)

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

That's very kind, JJ! Much appreciated!

[@chriswade5348]

Any idea of how that was stored over the years? It obviously wasn’t played. Keep the great videos coming, I really enjoy them.

[@firecrackerheart]

fantastic, and all well and good-but.......what's the story behind it?! can you divulge why this instrument is in such pristine condition?

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

It's in pristine condition because it simply was never used. It happens sometimes!

[@chrisnordman3307]

Hello folkway music, i have a Dorado Guitar and i want help identifying it, it has no model number and a serial number of 60. Wich baffles me, it smells incredibly old and just looks old in general says it was made in japan id like to send some pictures if i could its banged up a little but still plays like a beauty, i was told it was and old classic and ive played for 13 years and have not seen anything like it though i think the founder of Dorado was Japanese if you can help that would be amazing thank you!

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Hi Chris - Japanese guitars aren't our specialty, but we'd be happy to help. Go ahead an email us photos. We can be reached at [e-mail].

[@christopherpage9859]

Seeing all the turning, rotating, and flipping back and forth made me nervous to watch. I kept expecting it to fall out of your hands!

[@charlesfick729]

WOW!! Just wondering, what was the cost??

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

A fair sum!

[@mrrintymonaghan]

That’s so cool! @marksvintageguitars

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Just craziness

[@j.justinzimmerman9836]

Hi Mark, I have been through the comments to date, and saw your replies, but am still at a loss. Are you not at liberty to divulge the guitar’s full history? Or did someone leave it swaddled in a basket on your doorstep?(ha ha). So much info actually SOAKS into my mind after watching you speak. You cover all the bases w/ visual aides always choreographed into each logical step of your explanations. That one you did on exposing Gibson’s history of bridge plate inconsistencies, over the years, was eye opening! Thank you for sharing your time this way. Seems you outta be getting back to work, aye? Truly amazing! JJZ...(°¿.°`)

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

I sadly have little history on this one. It was purchased from someone who only owned it for a short while and the provenance is lost to time. Glad you like the vids, thanks!

[@Bobby007D]

I looked at the case and I said to myself Gibson L-1. or an L-3 !!!

[@UAL320]

The question is.....is it more nicely made than a new Montana Gibson?

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Sure is!

[@UAL320]

@@TheFolkwayMusic .....That’s kind of a shame......the craftsmanship has been lost. Get it together, Gibson!

[@redrock1963]

So no back story......owned by a little old lady who bought on a whim and stuck it under the bed leaving it played.....or tell us how you came to have it in your shop ??

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Sad to say I know no history on it!

[@brownmonkeybananayellow]

Sheesh!!!

[@leonardos9632]

It s probably a copy, a 100 years guitar even in his case will age... This is a new guitar, people make copies to make money and remember that a guitar is not a space shuttle, if a good luthier wants he can make a perfect copy... Don let fool you

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Appreciate your comment and your perspective.

[@mefirst4266]

NOT MINT !!! MAYBE NEAR MINT.....