Model · Epiphone

FT-79 (New York)

An Epiphone acoustic, introduced 1942^[1]. Built on the Epiphone New York/Philadelphia line.

1942 FT-79 per Wikipedia Epiphone Texan (S062). The 'Texan' name and Kalamazoo body came in 1958; see M068.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Epiphone New York/Philadelphia line in the years this model was made. No end year is on record, so the last row runs as far as the line does. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Sources

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1. 1
   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone Texangraded community

   • The FT-79 was produced by the Epiphone company starting in 1942.FT-79 (New York), introduced 1942
2. 2
   Gibson Brand Book: Epiphone overviewgraded secondary

   • "STATHOPOULOS EMIGRATE TO AMERICA (1904)"Era: Epiphone New York/Philadelphia, 1942–1951
3. 3
   Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community

   • In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.Era: Epiphone New York/Philadelphia, 1942–1951
   • "relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"Era: Epiphone New York/Philadelphia, 1951–1957

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