Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece - Vintage B3 B6 B16 Guitar Art

Reproduction Prints from the 1953 Patent Drawings
for Guitar Vibrato Tailpieces by Paul A. Bigsby

This auction is for a set of two reproduction prints from the vintage patent drawings that Paul Bigsby submitted to the United States Patent Office for classic guitar vibrato tailpieces.

Before there was Floyd Rose, there was Paul Bigsby. His vibrato tailpieces are works of art and have been offered as factory options on Gibson, Fender, Gretsch and many other classic  guitars even to this day.

Still in production, these vibrato units are so well regarded that none other than Ted McCarty (who had patented his own design for a vibrato tailpiece as well as the first Les Paul model and Flying V guitars, among other innovations) took over management of the Bigsby company after leaving his post as president of Gibson.

There are two separate patent drawings included in this auction and each will be provided on artist quality, acid-free, 60-pound parchment style paper as shown above.

Prints are 8.5" by 11.0" (21.6 by 27.9 cm) in size and are ready to frame for display. 

They are packaged in archive-safe, acid-free sleeves and shipped flat in a stiffened mailer to ensure safe arrival.

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It's not possible to illustrate the quality of these prints on a web page!

These are the finest available reproductions of the original patent drawings. They are prepared using documents that I personally obtained from the United States Patent Office that I have painstakingly restored to ensure gallery-grade image quality.

If for any reason you are not happy with these prints, return them to me and I will refund the amount of your winning bid. Check my feedback; these prints really are great!

I combine shipping on multiple print set orders: Additional print sets ship FREE!

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