How do i find a Flying V Guitar body outline?
Hi Steve! The bad news is that there is not an exact pattern available for a flying V guitar. During the 1990s, musicians, collectors and guitar dealers were paying ever-higher prices for classic vintage guitars. Gibson took notice of this activity and began to introduce a new series of replica instruments called the Historic Collection. These Historic guitars were marketed to collectors of modern instruments, as well as players seeking the vintage look and feel. Gibson’s Custom Shop began to build a 1959 Flying V reissue model. Since most of the original Flying V manufacturing drawings were lost when the Kalamazoo plant closed, the arduous task of re-creating new design drawings began. The Custom Shop obtained several vintage instruments to examine and measure, ensuring proper construction details. The first Historic Korina Flying V prototypes were built in 1991 and displayed at the NAMM Show. A few years later, Gibson changed the name of the guitar to the 1958 Flying V. Then, in 1998
