Gibson Launches Search And Reward For Missing ’59-’60 Shipping Ledger
Written by Johnson Stephen on July 15, 2020
Gibson, the iconic, American-made, leading instrument brand is launching a global search for missing shipping ledgers from 1959-1960.
The 1959-1960 Gibson ledgers contain the shipping records of all the Gibson guitars created during that year, and proudly documents an important period in Gibson’s 126-year old history; the pinnacle of the Gibson Golden Era. They disappeared from Gibson’s archives around 1990 and may have never made the move with the company from Kalamazoo, MI to its hometown of Nashville, TN.
The Gibson family is asking for assistance in recovering the missing 1959-60 ledgers, and upon validation of the 1959-60 ledger’s authenticity, the person or persons who safely returns the books will receive a $59,000.00 cash reward, with zero questions asked.
”As a custodian of Gibson, I am very excited about this search. I hope we can recover these ledgers as they contain important information about the pinnacle of our Golden Era” says Cesar Gueikian [pictured] before adding ”It will be interesting to see where in the World they surface, given that the last time they were seen was in Michigan. While they are dusty old books to anyone else, these ledgers are part of our history, DNA, and our iconic past. These ledgers contain the shipping information, including the serial numbers and shipping party, for the most valuable guitars in history; the Gibson 1959 and 1960 bursts.”
Following is the three-step Gibson validation request process for all items:
1) Send validation requests to: [email protected] or [email protected].
Emails must include:
- Written description
- Photograph(s) and/or videos of the items
- Contact email and phone number
2) The validation email request will be reviewed within 15 business days by the Gibson
Historical Committee (GHC), composed of Cesar Gueikian, Mat Koehler
(Head of Product Development), Mark Agnesi (Director of Brand Experience) and
Jason Davidson (Director of Consumer Services).
3) Based on the GHC’s analysis, the submitting party will be contacted with next steps and instructions.
