THE GUITARS OF JAMES ORMSTON BURNS
REFERENCE & RESOURCE PAGES:
SUPERSOUND (1958) - BURNS-WEILL (1959) - FENTON WEILL (1960-65)
ORMSTON BURNS (1960-1965) - AMPEG (1963-64) - BALDWIN (1965-69)
SHERGOLD WOODCRAFTS (1967-69) - ORMSTON (1968) - HAYMAN (1970-75)
BURNS UK (1973-77) - BURNS ACTUALIZERS (1979-82) - SHERGOLD (1975-92)
BURNS LONDON
TIMELINE - PUBLICITY - FACTORY
ARTIST - SONIC - VIBRA-ARTIST-DELUXE - BLACK BISON - VISTA-SONIC
BLACK BISON III - JAZZ - TR-2 - NU-SONIC - MARVIN - DOUBLE 6
BISON - VIBRASLIM - GB65 - GB66 - VIRGINIAN - BABY BISON
AMPLIFIERS - ACCESSORIES - PROTOTYPES
VIRGINIAN MODEL (1965-68)
VIRGINIAN GUITAR
Peter Farrell with remains of an early(!) Virginian Prototype
Prototyped through 1964, the Virginian first appeared mid 1965 and stayed in the catalogue until production ceased.
Headstock changed from scroll to flattened-scroll mid-1966
Rosewood Bridge moustache replaced by short Rezotube circa 1966
Tortoiseshell Pickguard revised to clear circa 1967
late 1964 Prototype
Serial No. 6976
1967 Baldwin Virginian
Serial Number 20006