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Old July 6th, 2009, 01:29 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Never tried a Hummingbird and didn't realise they were all square shouldered.. My 2 acoustics are both gibsons and both square shouldered..

The Hummingbird was Gibsons first dread. In 1969, when the Norlin conglomerate took over Gibson, all slope shoulder Gibson jumbos (with the exception of the J-200) became square shoulder dreads. They also got heavier tops and bracing.
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