the tuning tension to any degree. A special lubricant inside the gear box provides smooth and accurate tuning stability.Crown Peghead LogoGibson put the first crown peghead logo on an ES 300 back in 1940, and it has graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since, including todays J 185. Over the years, it has also been called a thistle because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a crown.PickguardThe tortoise pickguard for the J 185 is Gibsons standard 1950s style Jumbo shape. As with all of Gibson Acoustics pickguards, the coloring, inlay, and binding are all done by hand.RosetteA rosette is the beautiful, hand crafted circle around the soundhole, and can be one of the most ornamental elements of any acoustic guitar. It is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the J 185 is a double ring rosette, with the main ring consisting of seven ply binding, and the second ring three ply binding, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the J 185.Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and Split Parallelogram InlaysThe fingerboard of Gibsons J 185 is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibsons team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note u
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