Gibson guitars in the 1960s

Through the 1960s, Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI) and Norlin Corporation (ECL) controlled the Gibson name, and 1 plant built it: Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building).^{[1, 2, 3]}

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 Gibson.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1960	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1961	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1962	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1963	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1964	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1965	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1966	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1967	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1968	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1969	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[2, 3]}	yes

Eras in the 1960s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Gibson USA	1944–1969	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)	unverified^{[1, 2]}
Gibson USA	1969–1984	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)	unverified^{[2, 3]}

Other brands in the 1960s

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/Chicago Musical Instrumentsgraded community
2
Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
3
Wikipedia: Norlin Corporationgraded community

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