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    Who owned the names

    Brand owners, holding companies and the contract makers and suppliers behind them.

    CompanyKindCountry
    Alfred Dronge / Guild Guitars, New Yorkbrand ownerUSAno source
    Arai Trading (Gibson distributor, Japan)distributorJapan[1]
    Avnet, Inc.holdingUSAno source
    Baillie Lumbertimber supplierUSAno source
    Baldwin Piano & Organ Co. (Richard Harrison)brand ownerUSAno source
    BandLab TechnologiesholdingSingaporeno source
    Caldecott Music GroupholdingUSAno source
    C.A. Spencer Inc.timber supplierCanadano source
    C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)brand ownerUSAno source
    Charles Summerfield LtddistributorUKno source
    Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)holdingUSAno source
    Cordoba Music Group, LLCbrand ownerUSAno source
    Cor-Tek (Cort Guitars), South Koreacontract manufacturerSouth Koreano source
    CrelicamsawmillCameroonno source
    Daewon / Muse / Saein / Zaozhuang Saehan (Chinese contractors)contract manufacturerChinano source
    D.H. Baldwin & Co.brand ownerUSAno source
    Drum Workshop, Inc. (DW)brand ownerUSAno source
    Dyna Gakkicontract manufacturerJapanno source
    Ecam Placages S.A.timber supplierCameroonno source
    Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)brand ownerUSAno source
    FAAS Corporation (renamed U.S. Music Corp. 1993)brand ownerUSAno source
    Fender Musical Instruments Corporationbrand ownerUSAno source
    Fred Gretsch Co.distributorUSAno source
    Fred Gretsch Enterprises, Ltd. (Fred W. and Dinah Gretsch)brand ownerUSAno source
    FujiGen (Fuji Gen Gakki)contract manufacturerJapanno source
    Gemwood Division of GMD InternationalsawmillIndiano source
    GEWA music GmbHbrand ownerGermanyno source
    Gibson Guitar Corp. / Gibson Brandsbrand ownerUSAno source
    Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)brand ownerUSA[2]
    Gretsch family / Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Co., Brooklynbrand ownerUSAno source
    Groupe Savoie Inc.timber supplierCanadano source
    Hagner Musical Instrumentscontract manufacturerUSAno source
    Harmony Company (independent, Kraus-led)brand ownerUSAno source
    Heritage Guitar, Inc.brand ownerUSAno source
    Hermitage Hardwoodtimber supplierUSAno source
    Hexcel CorporationotherUSAno source
    Holders of the Harmony name after 1975 (unverified)brand ownerUSAno source
    Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd.brand ownerJapanno source
    Hoshino Gakki Ten, Inc.brand ownerJapanno source
    Hoshino Shoten (Nagoya)brand ownerJapanno source
    Hoshino (U.S.A.) Inc.distributorUSAno source
    Jishnu ExportssawmillIndiano source
    Julius Breckwoldt & Sontimber supplierUSAno source
    Kaman Corporation / Kaman Music Corporationbrand ownerUSAno source
    KKR-led creditor group (Gibson)holdingUSAno source
    Madintertimber supplierSpainno source
    Management/investor group incl. George Gruhn (legal name unverified)brand ownerUSAno source
    Matsumoku Industrialcontract manufacturerJapanno source
    Newman Lumber Companytimber supplierUSAno source
    Norlin Corporation (ECL)holdingUSAno source
    Overseas TraderssawmillIndiano source
    Pacific Rim Tonewoodstimber supplierUSAno source
    Paul Reed Smith Guitars (PRS)brand ownerUSAno source
    Peerless (Korea)contract manufacturerSouth Koreano source
    Perum Perhutaniforest managerIndonesiano source
    PlazaCorp Realty Advisors (Kalamazoo) and investorsbrand ownerUSAno source
    Posey Manufacturing Co.timber supplierUSAno source
    PT BRIK Quality ServicesverifierIndonesiano source
    PT Cort Indonesiacontract manufacturerIndonesiano source
    PT Equality IndonesiaverifierIndonesiano source
    PT Samick Indonesiacontract manufacturerIndonesiano source
    PT Wildwoodcontract manufacturerIndonesiano source
    River Works Ltd.timber supplierBelizeno source
    Robinson Lumber Companytimber supplierUSAno source
    Samick Musical Instrumentscontract manufacturerSouth Koreano source
    SCS Global ServicesverifierUSAno source
    Sears, Roebuck and Co.holdingUSAno source
    Sunstex Co., Ltd.timber supplierGhanano source
    Tama Seisakushocontract manufacturerJapanno source
    Taylor Guitars ESOPholdingUSAno source
    Taylor Guitars (Westland Music Co. / Taylor-Listug)brand ownerUSAno source
    Teiscocontract manufacturerJapanno source
    Terada Gakkicontract manufacturerJapanno source
    The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicagobrand ownerUSAno source
    Vista Musical Instrumentsbrand ownerUSAno source
    West Coast Arborists, Inc.timber supplierUSAno source
    Westheimer Corporation (Northbrook, IL)distributorUSAno source
    World Musical Instrument Co. (WMIC)contract manufacturerSouth Koreano source
    Yamaha CorporationholdingJapanno source
    Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc.holdingUSAno source
    Yamaha Music Manufacturing Indonesia (YMMI)contract manufacturerIndonesiano source
    Yamano Gakki (Gibson distributor, Japan)distributorJapan[3]

    Sources

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