Epiphone guitars in the 1960s

Through the 1960s, Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI) and Norlin Corporation (ECL) controlled the Epiphone name, and 1 plant built it: Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

2 eras touch the 1960s across 1 line. The version changed in 1969. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Epiphone.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1960	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1961	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1962	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1963	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1964	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1965	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1966	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1967	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1968	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}
1969	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	No plant on record^{[8, 3, 9]}	yes

Eras in the 1960s

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 Kalamazoo	1969–1970	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	No plant on record	community^{[8, 3, 9]}

Other brands in the 1960s

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 1960s: 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 1960s: owners and plants
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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 1960s: owners and plants
- in the last few days of 1969, ECL bought CMIEpiphone in the 1960s: 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 1960s: owners and plants
5
brief epiphone historygraded community
- Chicago Musical Instrument (CMI) purchases Epiphone (announced May 10, 1957).Epiphone in the 1960s: owners and plants
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fandom: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- "made beside the Gibson factory at 224 Parsons"Epiphone in the 1960s: owners and plants
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Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- where production of both ranges took place until 1969Epiphone in the 1960s: owners and plants
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Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
- "Gibson was owned by Norlin Corporation from 1969 to 1986"Epiphone in the 1960s: owners and plants
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more info about norlingraded community
- In December of 1969, E.C.L. Industries, Inc. took control of CMI.Epiphone in the 1960s: owners and plants

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