Model · Heritage

Golden Eagle

A Heritage archtop, introduced 1985^[1]. Built on the Heritage USA line.

Blue Book mfg. 1985-present (S394).

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Heritage USA 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

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
   Blue Book of Guitar Values: Heritage electric models (page 1)graded secondary
2. 2
   heritageownersclub: forums/topic/35999 heritage historygraded community

   • "was incorporated on April 1, 1985"Era: Heritage USA, 1985–2016
3. 3
   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.Era: Heritage USA, 1985–2016
   • Heritage was purchased in 2016 by Archie Leach and Jeff Nicholson of PlazaCorp Realty Advisors Inc.Era: Heritage USA, 2016–now
4. 4
   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.Era: Heritage USA, 1985–2016
5. 5
   Heritage Guitars - About Us (site footer)graded primary

   • During the spring of 1985, several Kalamazoo guitar luthiersEra: Heritage USA, 1985–2016
6. 6
   Builder Profile: Heritage Guitargraded secondary