Calgary Flametop
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Just thought I would start a new thread about this as the old thread I posted on is not getting much action. Does anyone out there own a Korina Explorer from 1983? Supposedly the guys who built these rated them with beautiful womens names written into the neck pickup cavity. I have seen Linda and Barbara and someone else told me they had Jayne. Years ago when I first heard about it I was told that their favorite one they labelled Marilyn. That is four different names so far and I would like to hear if there are any more.
The guitars I have seen so far have been the Limited Edition Custom Shop models, but maybe the Heritages have the names as well. It is possible, also, that it was done on just the first batch of guitars. Both guitars I saw with the names had 2 piece tops. Gibson only built a couple Limited Edition and Heritage Explorers with 2 piece tops and the remainder got 3 piece tops. In 15+ years of searching I have only seen 2 Limited Editions with 2 piece tops and 1 Heritage.
On a side note if anyone out there has a 2 piece top Limited Edition or Heritage Korina Explorer I would be interested in purchasing them. I track down guitars for a few collectors as a side job and I could offer a really good buying price for either of those explorers with 2 piece tops. There is a thread in this forum with an 83 Korina Explorer with a 2 piece that has the name Linda in the neck pickup cavity. It was the second of the 2 I mentioned above. I was too late in seeing it and it was sold, but if the buyer reads this thread please contact me.
Anyways, I don't want to take away from my main intention for this thread. I really want to see if there are any other names to be found in the neck pickup cavity of these guitars. So far there is Barbara, Linda, Jayne and Marilyn. According to Gruhn there is less than 100 of the Limited Edition Custom Shop models and only 100 Heritages so I realize that there is not a lot of them out there, but if anybody has one and could check the neck pickup cavity it would really make this thread fun.
The guitars I have seen so far have been the Limited Edition Custom Shop models, but maybe the Heritages have the names as well. It is possible, also, that it was done on just the first batch of guitars. Both guitars I saw with the names had 2 piece tops. Gibson only built a couple Limited Edition and Heritage Explorers with 2 piece tops and the remainder got 3 piece tops. In 15+ years of searching I have only seen 2 Limited Editions with 2 piece tops and 1 Heritage.
On a side note if anyone out there has a 2 piece top Limited Edition or Heritage Korina Explorer I would be interested in purchasing them. I track down guitars for a few collectors as a side job and I could offer a really good buying price for either of those explorers with 2 piece tops. There is a thread in this forum with an 83 Korina Explorer with a 2 piece that has the name Linda in the neck pickup cavity. It was the second of the 2 I mentioned above. I was too late in seeing it and it was sold, but if the buyer reads this thread please contact me.
Anyways, I don't want to take away from my main intention for this thread. I really want to see if there are any other names to be found in the neck pickup cavity of these guitars. So far there is Barbara, Linda, Jayne and Marilyn. According to Gruhn there is less than 100 of the Limited Edition Custom Shop models and only 100 Heritages so I realize that there is not a lot of them out there, but if anybody has one and could check the neck pickup cavity it would really make this thread fun.