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Rivoli

An Epiphone bass, introduced 1959^[1], made until 1970. Built on the Epiphone Kalamazoo line.

Original Kalamazoo run 1959-1970 (hiatus 1962-63); reissued 1993-1999 in Korea/Japan per Wikipedia Epiphone Rivoli (S066). Reissue not yet recorded as a separate line.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Epiphone Kalamazoo line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Sources

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   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone Rivoligraded community

   • In 1959, the Epiphone Rivoli debuted as a sibling to the then one-year-old Gibson EB-2.Rivoli, introduced 1959
   • built by Epiphone in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1959 until 1970Rivoli, introduced 1959
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   guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesgraded community

   • "In 1957, Chicago Musical Instrument Company (CMI), the parent company of Gibson, acquired Epiphone."Era: Epiphone Kalamazoo, 1959–1969
3. 3
   How Gibson rescued Epiphone in the late-1950sgraded secondary

   • once everything was on the move, CMI set up Epiphone Inc. of Kalamazoo.Era: Epiphone Kalamazoo, 1959–1969
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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 rivalEra: Epiphone Kalamazoo, 1959–1969
   • in the last few days of 1969, ECL bought CMIEra: Epiphone Kalamazoo, 1969–1970
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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.