Who made Heritage guitars in 2004?

In 2004, Heritage Guitar, Inc. controlled the Heritage name. Its one line on record was built at Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building) (USA).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

A Heritage guitar from 2004 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Heritage you have. The name dates from 1985^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}, 19 years before.

Line by line in 2004

What changed in 2004

Nothing changed in 2004. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Heritage from 2004 is the same version as one from 2003.

Where Heritage was built in 2004

Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)
• Guitars made in the USA

Other brands in 2004

• Epiphone in 2004
• Gibson in 2004
• Gretsch in 2004
• Guild in 2004
• Harmony in 2004
• Ibanez in 2004
• Martin in 2004
• Ovation in 2004
• PRS in 2004
• Taylor in 2004
• Every brand in 2004

Heritage, year by year

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. 1
   heritageownersclub: forums/topic/35999 heritage historygraded community

   • "was incorporated on April 1, 1985"Heritage in 2004: owners and plants
2. 2
   Changes at Heritage Guitar roil staff luthiersgraded secondary

   • Space was to be reserved for Heritage, which was formed in 1984 when Gibson abandoned the building and moved their operations to Nashville.Heritage in 2004: owners and plants
3. 3
   Heritage history (Heritage Owners Club forum thread)graded community

   • Heritage Guitar Inc. of 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan was incorporated on April 1, 1985.Heritage in 2004: owners and plants
4. 4
   Heritage Guitars - About Us (site footer)graded primary

   • During the spring of 1985, several Kalamazoo guitar luthiersHeritage in 2004: owners and plants
   • 225 Parsons St Kalamazoo, MI 49007Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building), location
5. 5
   Builder Profile: Heritage Guitargraded secondary

   • In the spring of 1985, Lamb, formerly the Gibson plant superintendent,Heritage in 2004: owners and plants
6. 6
   chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/inside heritage guitarsgraded community

   • "During the spring of 1985, they purchased space at the iconic factory along with its original guitar-making equipment."Heritage in 2004: owners and plants

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