Bigsby handle

Posts : 145 Join date : 2008-02-13 Location : Netherlands

Here's my Gibson Country Gentleman.
I want to put a fixed handle on it.
I'm tired of this one.
Will just the handle fit or should I get me a new B6 Bigsby?

Bigsby handle Dscn9282

Posts : 20 Join date : 2008-03-08

you just need the handle,loosen the strings and flip the handle back and you will see a allen bolt loosen it and slide the handle off,then you install the new handle make sure the allen bolt lines up with indent on shaft!!! Buddy

Posts : 145 Join date : 2008-02-13 Location : Netherlands

Sounds easy!
What worries me more is that my B6 doesn't have the little upstanding "stop"-edge on top. The normal handle you can't spin around all the way.
Mine you can.
But that wouldn't be a problem would it?

Subject: Re: Bigsby handle Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:23 pm

Nice axe, Patrick. And don't worry, you're not the only Gibson player on here. Although I do have an Cadillac Green Country Club I also have a 1952 Es-295 that both Carl Perkins and Scotty Moore signed for me in 1992. I would likely never sell it...someday I'll post it on here.

Brent

Posts : 145 Join date : 2008-02-13 Location : Netherlands

A '52 ES295??
cheers

Do you have pics???
My 1990 ES295 is just fine.
It's the way it came. So with the p100's
I'm not gonna take them out.

Besides I don't have the cash for an original anyway...

Subject: Re: Bigsby handle Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:13 pm

I'll take some and put them up. I bought it about 15 years ago and it cost me about the same as a second hand 6120 at the time (2000-ish) But buying another one now would be quite cost prohibitive. I'd still really like a mid 50's L-5...maybe some day when I need a guitar more than a car! Sad

Subject: Re: Bigsby handle Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:34 pm

Patrick...took some pictures...can't figure out how to upload...help?

Posts : 145 Join date : 2008-02-13 Location : Netherlands

brent wrote:: ...maybe some day when I need a guitar more than a car!

I know what you mean. My family gets hungry from time to time....
albino

I once almost swapped my ES295 for a ES350 from the same period.
Too bad I don't have both.
Are your photo's on your pc?
Then you have to put them in an album on internet.
I logged into Imageshack.
But there are other sites ofcourse.
Flickr.com is a good one too. I don't think you can put pics here straight from your pc.

Subject: Re: Bigsby handle Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:35 pm

https://servimg.com/view/12148783/2
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Maybe these will take you to pictures...I hope. Hey it works!! Here's some more...

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