Who made Epiphone guitars in 1958?

In 1958, Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI) controlled the Epiphone name. Its one line on record was built at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone) (USA).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

A Epiphone guitar from 1958 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 1908^{no source}, 50 years before.

Line by line in 1958

What changed in 1958

Nothing changed in 1958. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Epiphone from 1958 is the same version as one from 1957.

Models introduced in 1958

• Texan · acoustic^[8]

Where Epiphone was built in 1958

Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)
• Guitars made in the USA

Other brands in 1958

• Gretsch in 1958
• Guild in 1958
• Harmony in 1958
• Ibanez in 1958
• Martin in 1958
• Every brand in 1958

Epiphone, year by year

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 1958: 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 1958: owners and plants
3. 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 1958: owners and plants
4. 4
   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 1958: owners and plants
5. 5
   brief epiphone historygraded community

   • Chicago Musical Instrument (CMI) purchases Epiphone (announced May 10, 1957).Epiphone in 1958: owners and plants
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   fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

   • "made beside the Gibson factory at 224 Parsons"Epiphone in 1958: owners and plants
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   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

   • where production of both ranges took place until 1969Epiphone in 1958: owners and plants
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   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone Texangraded community

   • In 1958 the Gibson-made FT-79 had 'Texan' added to the type nameTexan, introduced 1958
   • the Texan was produced in Kalamazoo, Michigan until 1970Texan, introduced 1958

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