Flooding at Gibson

[the mojo hobo]

I'm not sure what's at your point A, Gibson is at 645 Massman Drive.

I don't know what point A is either. As you drag the map around the points change and that area isn't is Hornisee's picture. The Gibson facility in Hornisee's picture isn't listed by name and 645 Massman Dr is not close enough to the river to be in this picture.

In the picture below, the large building on the right is listed as Rexel, the little building next to it is Caines Truck Wash, the building behind the truck wash looks like a lumber shed and is listed as Alley Cassetty, the large building on the left is listed as Jerry Cavender's Ice Service.

If there is a Gibson facility in this picture it could be the long building on the near right, or the building on the extreme left, which appears to have a long (lumber?) shed along the RR tracks.

Whatever it is, this picture shows an industrial park very close to downtown Nashville, and the flooding looks extensive.

[Rhythm N. Bliss]

Dave Roe, who played bass
for Johnny Cash for 30 years, lost 50 of his basses, one that was signed
by Johnny.

Poor guy. My heart goes out to him, especially, & the others who got clobbered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hornisse]

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100509/BUSINESS01/5090349

[Dave W]

What can you say? I really feel for those guys.

[Freuds_Cat]

Notice 2 Gibson sites here. One is bottom left corner, the other is where the red A is.

[Dave W]

I think Massman Drive is the factory and Elm Hill Pike is the custom shop. As always, I could be wrong.

[uwe]

Ouch, that flooding looks like it was somewhere in Asia. 

But I assume nobody drowned at least? Even old guitars are just dead pieces of wood.

[PhilT]

the big drain on the company came when they bought Baldwin Piano out of Bankruptcy back in late 2001 ish. 

That's what they need now - a really big drain.

[gearHed289]

Ouch, that flooding looks like it was somewhere in Asia. 

But I assume nobody drowned at least? Even old guitars are just dead pieces of wood.

23 dead as far as I know. Humans that is...

[Dave W]

I read this morning that 10 died in Nashville, 31 in the region, mostly in Tennessee. The flood waters have mostly receded in Nashville, but one of their two water treatment plants is damaged.

Uwe is right, guitars lost aren't lives lost. Still, as musicians we hate to see it happen, and as Gibson fans we hate to see the factory damaged.

[Basshappi]

The loss of life is always the greater tragedy, I think that goes without saying.
However, the magnatude of the loss of vintage and historically significant instruments and music culture memrobillia in this catastrophe is of epic proportions.
Sadness.

[Highlander]

The loss of life is the most important aspect... we all tend to think in the "one death is a tragedy" frame of mind, but when you think of the almost annual loss of life on the Ganges delta every monsoon season...

This is not to detract from this event, but check out the unbelievable death toll of the number one thru four on the list... be ever thankful we live nowhere near the Huang He "Yellow" River...

http://www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/site/comments/the_worlds_worst_floods_by_death_toll/