Guild guitars in the 1950s

Through the 1950s, Alfred Dronge / Guild Guitars, New York controlled the Guild name, and 2 plants built it: Guild NYC workshop and Guild Hoboken.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 1950s across 1 line. The version changed in 1952 and 1956. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Guild.

Year by year

Eras in the 1950s

Other brands in the 1950s

• Epiphone in the 1950s
• Gretsch in the 1950s
• Harmony in the 1950s
• Ibanez in the 1950s
• Martin in the 1950s

Guild, year by year

Sources

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1. 1
   bluebookofguitarvalues: guitar amplifiers/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary

   • "started in 1952 by Alfred Dronge"Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants
   • "New York City from 1952 to 56"Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants
2. 2
   Guild (manufacturer history) - Blue Book of Guitar Valuesgraded secondary

   • Guild was founded in 1952 by Alfred Dronge (who did hire great guitar builders).Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants
3. 3
   Guild (Acoustic Guitar magazine feature, AG282, hosted by Guild)graded secondary

   • The Guild Guitar Co. was founded in 1952Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants
4. 4
   bluebookofguitarvalues: electric guitars/manufacturers/guildgraded secondary

   • "larger workshop in Hoboken… late 1956"Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants
5. 5
   acousticmusic: research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/guildgraded secondary

   • "By the end of 1971, all factory operations had been transferred to Westerly"Guild in the 1950s: owners and plants