In 1902, Orville sold out to a group of five businessmen who formed the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company.
Now one of America’s oldest musical instrument manufacturers, the company has produced an extensive collection of iconic guitar models.
mandolins and banjos the company produces. Sixty to ninety craftory-operating days later, a Gibson guitar is considered complete and ready for sale. On each axe, the final coat of lacquer is ...
KALAMAZOO, MI — Little known for nearly 70 years, the legend of the “Kalamazoo Gals,” who carefully crafted thousands of Gibson guitars during World War II, came to light just over a decade ago.
A guitar owned by legendary rock musician Jeff Beck has been sold for £1,068,500 at auction. The 1954 'Oxblood' Gibson Les Paul, which featured on the cover of his 1975 album Blow by Blow ...