Barney Kessel

A Gibson archtop, introduced 1961^[1], made until 1974. Built on the Gibson USA line.

Also known as Barney Kessel Regular, Barney Kessel Custom.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Gibson USA 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.

Years	Owner	Parent	Plant
1961–1969^{[2, 3]}	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	—	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)
1969–1974^{[3, 4]}	Norlin Corporation (ECL)	—	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)

Sources

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1
Gibson Barney Kessel Regulargraded secondary
2
Wikipedia: wiki/Chicago Musical Instrumentsgraded community
3
Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
4
Wikipedia: Norlin Corporationgraded community

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