When You wish upon.....

Do dream´s realy come true. Well that may happen, especially if you dont want the moon and keep your dream´s in reality.

Gibson Barney Kessel 1964-72

Was telling the story earlier (at least I think so) about my Gibson Barney Kessel that I bought in 1968, and less then half a year later it was stolen. 

Ephiphone Barney Kessel


Ever since that time I hope´d to find this kind of guitar. Already in an early Dream-stage I did realise that it would be impossible for me to buy the original Gibson BK, so I turn´d me eye´s and dreams to  those copies that once was made in Japan in the early 70´s.

I soon realised that there was several different copies made out of the Barney Kessel Gibson. 

the Shaftesbury, Ventura, Greco, Ibanez and more.  so I went out searching for this guitar. Natuarly i didnt find any, and even when I found a guitar it was much to expensive for me small budget. Years passes by and the dream is kept alive, when suddenly a call from a guitar freind tells about an Ibanez Barney Kessel for sale at a fair price.

Guitar-Organ Barney Kessel




Shaftesbury Barney Kessel


Ventura Barney Kessel


Greco Barney Kessel

After contact with its owner, a sollution was found that might suit us both. To swap guitars, on the other hand we did agree on a couple of week´s trial. If he didnt like the guitar I presented to him, we was to find another sollution.

Ibanez Barney Kessel

The Ibanez Barney Kessel guitar is still in my possesion, and is a realy great guitar to play on. And its styling is even more then great.

Ibanez

It also turned out from internet freinds that all the Japanese copies was made by the same company and then sold with different name´s.