Orville’s ideas were further cultivated by numerous loyal Gibson employees who followed after Orville Gibson’s departure.Ĭarson Robison featured in the 1924 Gibson catalog with a Style 0Ĭarson J. There is no question that Orville’s contributions was the seed that allowed for over a hundred years of great instruments that grew from his creativity. Gibson is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone, New York. Lawrence State Hospital in Ogdensburg, New York. Orville Gibson died of endocarditis (inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and valves) on August 19, 1918, at 62 years of age, in St. It is not known whether Orville ever returned to Kalamazoo, his instrument work, or the company that bore his name during the period of 1911 to 1918. He returned to the hospital in 1916 and was discharged after another six days of care. Lawrence State Hospital in Ogdensburg (about 80 miles west of Chateaugay), and discharged after eight days on August 26, 1911. In 1911, Orville moved further north to Ogdensburg, N.Y. Orville had claimed that by moving to Saranac Lake, his health improved and that his “weight from 105 pounds to 150 pounds,” much of which he attributed to healthier living and the reduction of stress caused by people and problems that plagued him when he was in Kalamazoo.
Orville moved back to New York State and settled in the town of Saranac Lake, where he lived at 24 Ampersand Avenue. Various medical records suggest that he was suffering from a chronic disease, loss of weight, and possibly a mental illness. Orville’s health was deteriorating during the time the Gibson Company was getting underway. The payment of $2,500 for exclusive rights to Orville’s patent, was made in installments of $41.99 per month. In 1908, the Board agreed to pay Orville an annual fee of $500. Initially, the company produced only Orville Gibson’s original designs. He worked on various projects as an inventor and for a period of time, was even listed in the town directory as a music teacher. The original case is included, complete with original functional latches and luggage-style handle.Orville continued his arms-length association with the Company through 1907 earning most of his income from royalties. The finish is noted as "Beige" in Gibson's vintage catalogs, exhibiting some wear across the strum path and on the body parameter, primarily on the tail end. The Cremona Brown pickup cover/control plate is extremely clean and crack-free with a pinkish tint, and the original pair of ivory knobs are intact. Even the original shrunken (and still viable) tuner buttons are intact.Īll of the electronics are original, with the alnico pole P-90 wired to the stock harness, featuring untouched solder joints and CTS pots that date to the 3rd week of '48. The nut has been upgraded to a hand-carved piece of bone measuring 2" in width, and the headstock retains the original open-gear Kluson tuners. The Cremona Brown lucite fingerboard is numbered with a 29 fret range and 22 1/2" scale length. This BR-9 is strung with fresh 11-48 roundwound strings. The tone is bold and sparking, with a distinctive midrange bite and sweet treble sparkle.
Unveiled in June of 1947, this particular BR-9 is an extremely early example dating to the first weeks of '48, boasting the original P-90 pickup with non-adjustable alnico slugs (this pickup was phased out by '51). Up for sale, a 1948 Gibson BR-9 lap steel in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original case.
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