Epiphone guitars in the 1950s

Through the 1950s, Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI) and Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) controlled the Epiphone name, and 3 plants built it: Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone), Epiphone NYC factory and Epiphone Philadelphia factory.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

3 eras touch the 1950s across 2 lines. The version changed in 1951 and 1957. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Epiphone.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1950	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[8, 7]}
1951	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}	yes
1952	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}
1953	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}
1954	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}
1955	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}
1956	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory^{[8, 7]}
1957	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}	yes
1958	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1959	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

Eras in the 1950s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Epiphone Kalamazoo	1957–1969	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
Epiphone New York/Philadelphia	1920–1951	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory	community^{[8, 7]}
Epiphone New York/Philadelphia	1951–1957	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone Philadelphia factory	community^{[8, 7]}

Other brands in the 1950s

Epiphone, year by year

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Sources

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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guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesgraded community
- "In 1957, Chicago Musical Instrument Company (CMI), the parent company of Gibson, acquired Epiphone."Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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How Gibson rescued Epiphone in the late-1950sgraded secondary
- once everything was on the move, CMI set up Epiphone Inc. of Kalamazoo.Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
3
Epiphone history 1957-present (Gibson era) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary
- For the sum of $20,000, Gibson had acquired its once mighty rivalEpiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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Gibson Guitar Corp. Company Historygraded secondary
- McCarty also led CMI to purchase rival Epiphone in 1957, giving Gibson greater control of the market.Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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brief epiphone historygraded community
- Chicago Musical Instrument (CMI) purchases Epiphone (announced May 10, 1957).Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- "made beside the Gibson factory at 224 Parsons"Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- where production of both ranges took place until 1969Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
- In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
- "relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants
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Gibson Brand Book: Epiphone overviewgraded secondary
- "STATHOPOULOS EMIGRATE TO AMERICA (1904)"Epiphone in the 1950s: owners and plants

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