Cool video about Gibson Making (mostly) Les Pauls

jcwu

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Insane thing #1: That lady spraying on the burst free-hand, that's a lot of confidence!!

Insane thing #2: She's not wearing a mask or respirator!!!!
 

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It's a shame we don't have more old film footage of folks making guitars. There's some stuff shot at Fender in the '50s but AFAIK that's about it. In particular I'd love to see pickups being made at Gibson c. 1957–59. Or braces being shaved at Martin c. 1940.

-Dave-
 

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I think that lacquer spraying was being performed in a spray booth that likely had a strong flow of fresh air moving past the operator. The grate visible behind the guitar would be where the lacquer over-spray was pulled out of the spray booth.
 
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