Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1916, Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) controlled the Epiphone name. No plant is on record for that year.no source
A Epiphone guitar from 1916 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Epiphone you have. The name dates from 1908no source, 8 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epiphone New York/Philadelphia | Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) | — | No plant on record | 1908–1920 | communityno source |
Nothing changed in 1916. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Epiphone from 1916 is the same version as one from 1915.
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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