Gibson guitars in the 1970s

Through the 1970s, Norlin Corporation (ECL) controlled the Gibson name, and 2 plants built it: Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building) and Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr).^{[1, 2]}

2 eras touch the 1970s across 1 line. The version changed in 1975. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Gibson.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1970	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1971	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1972	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1973	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1974	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)^{[1, 2]}
1975	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)^{[1, 2]}	yes
1976	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)^{[1, 2]}
1977	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)^{[1, 2]}
1978	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)^{[1, 2]}
1979	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)^{[1, 2]}

Eras in the 1970s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Gibson USA	1969–1984	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)	unverified^{[1, 2]}
Gibson USA	1975–1986	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	Gibson Nashville (Massman Dr)	unverified^{[1, 2]}

Other brands in the 1970s

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: Norlin Corporationgraded community

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