This uniquely shaped bridge was first seen on Gibson’s narrow-waist J-200 “Super Jumbo” model, originally built for singing cowboy Ray Whitley in 1937. It’s called a mustache bridge because in outline, it clearly gives the impression of an old fashioned handlebar mustache. Nobody seems to know whether this was a conscious design decision by Gibson or not, but it has graced the tops of many thousands of Gibson jumbos since then. The mustache bridge is a solid piece of rosewood or ebony and typically some mother of pearl inlay work.
