Old music store decals on the back of headstocks?

[Tonefiend]

I always dig seeing old music store decals on the back of headstocks. I'm looking for pictures and would love to see some! Anyone have any to share?

It's kind of like back in the day where they used to put the dealers decal on the back of the car. You'd never get away with sticking one on the back of somone's luxury automobile these days.

Do you keep the decals on your vintage guitars or take them off? :hmm

 

[Texas Blues]

I'm old and senile but I've never seen such a 'thang.

Can you post an example?

And probably if I had bought a guitar with a sticker on the headstock I would most likely take it off and maybe stick it back on the receipt or some such.

I've had a couple guitars in the past that had stickers on the back of the headstock but those said Made in China.

 

[Xpensive Wino]

I've seen plenty. No examples to hand, but old Martins sometimes carry a dealer name like these:

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[Tom Wittrock]

Many would not come off without some finish damage. I would never remove one anyway.
I have seen modern stores add their sticker to a vintage piece, and I would work to clean that shit off.


And some old stores used thin brass plaques.

 

[Tonefiend]

 

[Texas Blues]

I've seen plenty. No examples to hand, but old Martins sometimes carry a dealer name like these:

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Stickers hell!

Those look like pressed in wood.

 

[Tonefiend]

This one is on the front of a uke but you get the idea.

 

[Tom Wittrock]

Ian, what model and year is this.
I have seen many Parker decals, but not this one. :hmm

 

[Tom Wittrock]

Stickers can be very different from decals.

 

[Prototype]

Here's an interesting one. Friedman Music Newark N.J. inside a 1930 Gibson Kel Kroydon. I think this is the same Friedman family that would eventually open We Buy Guitars.

http://www.webuyguitars.org/about.html

 

[Tonefiend]

Ian, what model and year is this.
I have seen many Parker decals, but not this one. :hmm

That appears to be a late 40s early '50s LG-2. Here's the story in it. http://theunofficialmartinguitarfor...ate-40s-or-50s-Gibson-LG2-Please#.VEWwO7d0zVI

Thanks Prototype that's what I am talking about!

 

[Prototype]

1934

Duesler Music House, Fort Wayne Indiana

 

[Prototype]

Some classics from Bergstrom's Department Store in Honolulu. Travel to a distant island on a steam ship and buy a ukulele made in Pennsylvania.

Or maybe one made in Hawaii.

 

[Tonefiend]

Thanks those are great.

 

[chasenblues]

The Beatles Pre show at Shea Stadium, Paul playing John Lennon's J160E.Manny's music sticker on 2nd J160E Lennon bought to replace his stolen first one.

 

[Foggy72]

Hmm... John played lefty guitars? Or Paul rightys?

 

[Tom Wittrock]

Hmm... John played lefty guitars? Or Paul rightys?

Paul holding John's guitar [and holding it left handed].

 

[chasenblues]

Paul holding John's guitar [and holding it left handed].

Yep probably happened more than once...::hank
(Ric 325 "Miami")

 

[Bob Womack]

Sound Exchange in Chattanooga, TN, used to have these little stickers. I never bought from them but saw them in the store. I think a place in my hometown, Knoxville, TN, did it as well.

Bob

 

[Don]

The '62 Ampeg Jet that I used to own had a plaque from a dealer in Maine on it. Very cool!