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How do Navigator or G'Seven guitars get away with the open book headstock?

Dakota

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deytookerjaabs

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I'd suspect it's because the laws in Japan regarding ownership of a shape of wood for an instrument are probably a bit different.
 

Dave P

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I've noticed some of the stuff coming out of the Fujigen factory like FGN, STR, History and Cool Z have altered headstocks
 

jwguitar

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For a second I thought that G seven was actually a Gibson logo! That’s very creative how they made a name up for the sole reason that it looks like it says “Gibson” on the headstock. Well played!
 

zacknorton

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Gibson’s TM protections only have practical teeth in the us. Maybe a little in N Am....but mostly only on the us.
 

duaneflowers

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Probably because Gibson pilfered it from the Orbra Wallace (O.W.) Appleton 1941 design and Japanese courts would most likely laugh Gibson out of the courtroom if they tried to claim ownership of the design...

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deytookerjaabs

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Orville used the open book later on in his days.

But, it goes back much further than Orville. It's on all sorts of old world instruments.
 
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