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Orville Gibson
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Orville H. Gibson was an American luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments.
Gibson, pre-1910
Gibson, pre-1910
In this 1908 advertisement, Gibson aggressively promoted the idea that his mandolins represented progress. It disparaged the older round-back mandolin
In this 1908 advertisement, Gibson aggressively promoted the idea that his mandolins represented progress. It disparaged the older round-back mandolins as "potato bugs", swept into the dead sea by the "new era broom".
US Patent No. 598.245, patent drawing for the archtop mandolin
US Patent No. 598.245, patent drawing for the archtop mandolin
1921 A4 mandolin (pickguard was removed)
1921 A4 mandolin (pickguard was removed)
Gibson (guitar company)
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Gibson, Inc. is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional audio equipment from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Orville Gibson
…Orville H. Gibson (May 8, 1856 – August 19, 1918) was an American luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments. His earliest known instrument was a 10-string mandolin-guitar…
Gibson Guitar Factory in Memphis, Tennessee in May 2009
Gibson Guitar Factory in Memphis, Tennessee in May 2009
Gibson line of Mandolin orchestra instruments, early 1900s.
Gibson line of Mandolin orchestra instruments, early 1900s.
Harp guitar (c. 1912).
Harp guitar (c. 1912).