Gibson guitars in the 1940s

Through the 1940s, Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.) and Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI) controlled the Gibson name, and 1 plant built it: Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building).^{[1, 2]}

2 eras touch the 1940s across 1 line. The version changed in 1944. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Gibson.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1940	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^[1]
1941	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^[1]
1942	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^[1]
1943	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^[1]
1944	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}	yes
1945	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}
1946	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}
1947	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}
1948	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}
1949	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 1]}

Eras in the 1940s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Gibson USA	1917–1944	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)	unverified^[1]
Gibson USA	1944–1969	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)	unverified^{[2, 1]}

Other brands in the 1940s

Gibson, 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.

1
Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
2
Wikipedia: wiki/Chicago Musical Instrumentsgraded community

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