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    primary (52)

    The company itself, a filing, or a document from the time.

    SourcePublisherKindFactsGrade
    fender: newsroom/news/408fenderpress1primary
    yamaha: en/news release/files/news/23020701/pdf/2302070101.pdfyamahapress3primary
    gretschguitars: support/historygretschguitarspress3primary
    gretschguitars: 2014/01/ten years of the gretsch custom shopgretschguitarspress3primary
    bigsby: 2019/01/13/fender musical instruments corporation announces acquisition of bigsbybigsbypress0primary
    taylorguitars: issue/2021 issue 2/cover story/keeping good companytaylorguitarspress2primary
    taylorguitars: projects/ebony in cameroon 2taylorguitarspress6primary
    taylorguitars: about/50th anniversary timelinetaylorguitarspress8primary
    Kaman Corp. press release exhibit: agreement to sell Kaman Music Corporation to FMIC (2007)SEC EDGARcompany filing1primary
    Yamaha Guitar Group press release 2023-02-06Yamaha Guitar Grouppress1primary
    Fender Musical Instruments Corporation announces intent to sell Guild brand to Cordoba Music GroupFender newsroompress2primary
    Avnet Centennial: 100 Years of Making HistoryAvnet Silicapress1primary
    GretschTech: The Baldwin EraGretsch Guitars (official blog)press4primary
    A Family Business (The Martin Story)C. F. Martin & Co.press1primary
    C. F. Martin & Co. Announces Retirements & New Leadership AppointmentsC. F. Martin & Co.press1primary
    Taylor Transitions to 100% Employee Ownership Through an ESOPTaylor Guitars blogpress2primary
    Sustainable EbonyTaylor Guitarspress2primary
    The Ebony Project: Preserving the Music of the Forest (PDF)Taylor Guitars sustainabilitypress2primary
    Gibson Guitar Corp. v. Paul Reed Smith Guitars, LP, 423 F.3d 539 (6th Cir. 2005)Justia (U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit)web1primary
    PRS media roomPRS Guitarspress1primary
    A Closer Look at the 1985 PRS Serial Number 5PRS Guitars blogpress1primary
    Kaman Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2007Kaman Corporation (SEC EDGAR)company filing2primary
    Kaman Corporation Form 10-K for fiscal year 2008Kaman Corporation (SEC EDGAR)company filing1primary
    Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Announces Sale of KMC Music's Percussion Brands and Ovation Guitars to Drum Workshop, Inc.Fender newsroompress2primary
    Fender Musical Instruments Corp. Form S-1 (2012)SEC EDGARcompany filing1primary
    Kaman Corp. 8-K exhibit 99.1 (Ovation/KMC sale closing)SEC EDGARcompany filing1primary
    HARMONY trademark registration 71688732Justia Trademarks (USPTO record)web3primary
    OVATION INSTRUMENTS - Superfund Site ProfileUS Environmental Protection Agency (Superfund Site Information)web1primary
    株式会社寺田楽器 recruitment page (company-supplied 所在地)engage (recruitment platform), posting by 株式会社寺田楽器web1primary
    国税庁法人番号公表サイト: 株式会社ダイナ楽器 (法人番号1100001019111)National Tax Agency (Japan)company filing1primary
    Heritage Guitars - About Us (site footer)Heritage Guitars / Vista Musical Instruments LLCweb2primary
    National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: C.F. Martin & Co.National Park Service / Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commissionweb3primary
    Taylor Guitars Contact pageTaylor Guitarsweb1primary
    ISO 14001 certified sites (Overseas Group Companies)Yamaha Corporationcompany filing1primary
    Making the Cut (Wood & Steel, 2023 Issue 2)Taylor Guitarspress1primary
    Making Taylor Guitars with Urban AshTaylor Guitars blogpress1primary
    Ebony's Final Frontier (Wood & Steel, Summer 2012)Taylor Guitarspress2primary
    Sustainability, April 20, 2022 (FSC)C.F. Martin & Co.press1primary
    Fred #4: Fred W. Gretsch – Leading The Return Of 'That Great Gretsch Sound.'Gretsch family blog (gretschdrums.com)web2primary
    Docket index, In re Gibson Brands, Inc. (Notice of Effective Date)Kroll Restructuring Administrationcompany filing1primary
    Gibson Brands Plan of Reorganization ConfirmedPR Newswire (Gibson release)press1primary
    TTAB Cancellation No. 92084591, filing 4 (Delaware certificate of amendment, Gibson Brands, Inc. to Gibson, Inc.)USPTO TTABVUEcompany filing1primary
    Taylor Guitars company history (timeline)Taylor Guitarsweb2primary
    About Taylor GuitarsTaylor Guitarsweb1primary
    Taylor Guitars Transitions Ownership To Its EmployeesPR Newswire (Taylor release)press0primary
    Martin press release: Thomas Ripsam appointed CEOC.F. Martin & Co.press0primary
    fender newsroom: gretsch celebrates 15 years of the gretsch custom shopFender Musical Instruments Corporationpress1primary
    Heritage Guitar, Inc. v. Gibson Brands, Inc., No. 1:20-cv-229 (W.D. Mich.), opinion of 6 Jun 2022CourtListenercompany filing1primary
    Yamaha Guitar Group press release: acquisition of Cordoba Music GroupYamaha Guitar Grouppress1primary
    Fender Musical Instruments Corp, Form S-1/A Amendment No. 5SEC (EDGAR)company filing1primary
    Gibson Guitar Corp. non-prosecution agreement (Lacey Act), statement of factsUS Department of Justice agreement, as hosted by Gibson Dunnweb2primary
    Norlin Corporation court opinion (1984 Piezo Electric Products / Rooney, Pace bid)CourtListenerweb0primary

    secondary (139)

    Published reporting and reference works that cite their own sources.

    SourcePublisherKindFactsGrade
    bluebookofguitarvalues: guitar amplifiers/manufacturers/guildbluebookofguitarvaluespress8secondary
    jedistar: guildjedistarpress3secondary
    musicradar: news/the story of prss se guitar linemusicradarpress7secondary
    kalamazoocountry: new owners for heritage guitars in kalamazookalamazoocountrypress1secondary
    musicradar: news/gibson pleased with end of heritage guitars legal case but has either company actuallmusicradarpress3secondary
    premierguitar: artists/cordoba music group acquires guildpremierguitarpress2secondary
    acousticmusic: research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/guildacousticmusicpress3secondary
    yamahamusicians: yamaha guitar group announces acquisition of cordoba music groupyamahamusicianspress0secondary
    bluebookofguitarvalues: electric guitars/manufacturers/guildbluebookofguitarvaluespress2secondary
    mmone: guild guitarsmmonepress10secondary
    guitar: features/a brief history of guild guitarsguitarpress2secondary
    acousticmusic: guitar music research/guitar information/large shop guitar builders/gretschacousticmusicpress7secondary
    bluebookofguitarvalues: acoustic guitars/manufacturers/gretschbluebookofguitarvaluespress2secondary
    reverb: news/the rebirth of gretsch guitarsreverbpress7secondary
    reverb: news/how to date a gretsch guitarreverbpress12secondary
    jedistar: gretsch 2/ampjedistarpress5secondary
    guitar: reviews/electric guitar/gretsch shootout g2420t streamliner g5420t electromatic g6120t plaguitarpress1secondary
    premierguitar: gretsch releases the streamliner seriespremierguitarpress1secondary
    encyclopedia: books/politics and business magazines/cf martin co incencyclopediapress0secondary
    moravianmusic: topics of interest/martin c f guitarsmoravianmusicpress2secondary
    bluegrasstoday: original martin factory added to national register of historic placesbluegrasstodaypress2secondary
    guitar: features/martin guitar historyguitarpress8secondary
    themunicipal: 2023/12/stringing along at the martin guitar factory and museumthemunicipalpress3secondary
    folkwaymusic: museum/martin guitars/1969 martin d28 0119folkwaymusicpress3secondary
    musicinstrumentnews: 2021/01/11/taylor guitars transitions ownership to its employeesmusicinstrumentnewspress1secondary
    ranchandcoast: people/taylor guitars celebrates 50 yearsranchandcoastpress2secondary
    assemblymag: articles/98037 hand craftsmanship meets high tech at taylor guitarsassemblymagpress5secondary
    kpbs: podcasts/the finest/how taylor guitars changed the guitar industry and helped revitalize akpbspress2secondary
    businessincameroon: public management/0910 16936 taylor guitars crelicam move to secure ebony supplies in camebusinessincameroonpress0secondary
    crutchfield: learn/prs guitars usa factory tour.htmlcrutchfieldpress4secondary
    Gibson Brands chapter 11 docket: Notice of Effective DateKroll Restructuring Administrationcompany filing2secondary
    Gibson emerges from bankruptcy (Oct 23, 2018)Billboardpress1secondary
    Gibson Brands requested court protection from its creditors (May 1, 2018)CNBCpress1secondary
    Ovation sold to Drum Workshop (Jan 6, 2015)Acoustic Guitarpress2secondary
    FMIC announces KMC Music sale of Ovation to DW (Jan 6, 2015); KMC sold to JAM Industries (Feb 12, 2015)Music Inc.press1secondary
    Drum Workshop acquires Ovation (Jan 7, 2015)Modern Drummerpress1secondary
    Fender to buy Kaman Music Corp.Worcester Business Journalpress1secondary
    Fender to close Ovation factory in ConnecticutMMR Magazinepress3secondary
    Fender to cease US production of Ovation guitarsGuitar Worldpress2secondary
    Ovation New Hartford reopeningGuitar Interactive Magazinepress1secondary
    GEWA purchases Ovation GuitarsMusic Inc.press3secondary
    Ovation ownership transfer to GEWA (Dec 22, 2020)Music Instrument Newspress2secondary
    PRS S2 Series launch release (July 9, 2013)Premier Guitarpress1secondary
    A brief history of Harmony guitarsGuitar.compress2secondary
    Southeast Asian Guitar Wood Sourcing (background study, attached by the user)Background studypaper19secondary
    Guild (manufacturer history) - Blue Book of Guitar ValuesBlue Book of Guitar Valuespress5secondary
    Guild in the Post-Fender EraVintage Guitarpress1secondary
    Cordoba, FMIC finalize sale of Guild GuitarsMMR Magazinepress1secondary
    The Story of GretschMMR Magazinepress2secondary
    Changes at Heritage Guitar roil staff luthiersBluegrass Todaypress2secondary
    Restoring Gibson legacy: Kalamazoo Heritage Guitars renovating historic plantLocal Spinspress1secondary
    Gibson responds to Heritage Guitars' legal actionGearNewspress1secondary
    Gibson statement regarding Heritage GuitarMMR Magazinepress1secondary
    Singapore's BandLab Technologies rebrands as Caldecott Music GroupMusic Business Worldwidepress2secondary
    Caldecott Music GroupThe Music Networkpress2secondary
    Harmony and Heritage Guitars owner Vista Musical Instruments appoints new managing directorGuitar.compress1secondary
    How Gibson rescued Epiphone in the late-1950sGuitar Worldpress1secondary
    Epiphone history 1957-present (Gibson era) - Blue Book of Guitar ValuesBlue Book of Guitar Valuespress3secondary
    Gibson Brands Emerges from Chapter 11Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPpress1secondary
    C F Martin Co Inc (International Directory of Company Histories)Reference for Businessbook1secondary
    Martin Guitar CEO Chris Martin IV announces retirementBillboardpress1secondary
    Taylor Guitars ESOP articleSan Diego Business Journalpress1secondary
    Guitar Heaven: Paul Reed Smith Makes GuitarsWashingtonianpress1secondary
    Fender sells Ovation brand to Drum WorkshopVintage Guitarpress1secondary
    Ovation Guitars joins the GEWA music family of brandsPremier Guitarpress2secondary
    Bloomfield instrument distributor moves HQHartford Business Journalpress1secondary
    Kaman Music Corporation (company history)Encyclopedia.com (reprinted corporate history)book1secondary
    Westheimer Corporation president Goldstein to retire March 2016MMR Magazinepress1secondary
    Harmony acquires Stella GuitarsGuitar Worldpress1secondary
    Gretsch (electric guitars manufacturer page) - Blue Book of Guitar ValuesBlue Book of Guitar Valuespress1secondary
    A Brief History of PRS GuitarsReverbweb0secondary
    DW Drums to reopen historic Ovation factoryReverbweb0secondary
    GEWA Music acquires Ovation GuitarsGuitar Worldweb1secondary
    Trademark dispute heading back to court (Harmony)MMR Magazinepress1secondary
    Fender Announces Free Public Visitor Center and Factory ToursPremier Guitarpress1secondary
    フジゲン(株) 会社概要 (本社所在地)Mynavi (job.mynavi.jp) corporate outlineweb1secondary
    PT Samick Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile)Panjiva (aggregator of customs records)customs record1secondary
    PT Cort Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile)Panjiva (trade-data aggregator of customs records)customs record1secondary
    Qingdao Gibson Musical Instruments (Panjiva supplier profile)Panjiva (aggregator of customs records)customs record1secondary
    Factory Tour of PRS GuitarsBaltimore Museum of Industryweb1secondary
    World Musical Inst Co Ltd (trade record profile)Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    PT. WILDWOOD (supplier profile)ImportGenius (aggregator of customs records)customs record1secondary
    PRS Guitars opens new dedicated manufacturing facility overseasVintage Guitarpress1secondary
    Dalian Cortek Musical Instruments (Panjiva supplier profile)Panjiva (aggregator of customs records)customs record1secondary
    The Harmony Company, est. 1892Made in Chicago Museumweb1secondary
    Prs Guitars (Panjiva importer profile, sample bill of lading 2025-09-17)S&P Global Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    PT Cort Indonesia (Panjiva supplier profile, Groupe Savoie shipments)S&P Global Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    PT Samick Indonesia (Panjiva profile, C.A. Spencer shipments)S&P Global Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    Riverworks (ImportGenius supplier page)ImportGeniuscustoms record1secondary
    Ecam Placages S.A. (Panjiva supplier profile)S&P Global Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    Gemwood (Panjiva supplier profile, consignee C.F. Martin & Company)S&P Global Panjivacustoms record1secondary
    Builder Profile: Heritage GuitarPremier Guitarpress2secondary
    George Gruhn on Spruceprewargibsonl-5.cominterview2secondary
    Professor traces origin of guitar wood to HoquiamThe Daily Worldpress1secondary
    Acoustical Architecture (Ovation bowl composites)CompositesWorldpress1secondary
    Developing a Sustainable Roadmap for Ebony Production in Cameroon (UCLA IoES final report, client Taylor)UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainabilitypaper1secondary
    Guild (Acoustic Guitar magazine feature, AG282, hosted by Guild)Acoustic Guitar / guildguitars.compress2secondary
    A Brief History of Guild Guitarsguitar.compress1secondary
    Fender Musical Instruments Company (International Directory of Company Histories)Gale via Encyclopedia.combook1secondary
    Cordoba Music Group Acquires GuildPremier Guitarpress0secondary
    Baldwin Piano & Organ Company - Company HistoryInternational Directory of Company Histories (Vol. 18, 1997) via company-histories.combook1secondary
    The Gretsch Company Celebrates 125 YearsSing Out!press1secondary
    A brief history of Gretsch guitarsguitar.com (Brandon Stoner)press2secondary
    Baldwin-United files bankruptcy petitionChristian Science Monitorpress0secondary
    Gibson issues formal response to Heritage lawsuitguitar.compress0secondary
    Gibson Guitars Names New Leadership And Exit From BankruptcyNPRpress1secondary
    Gibson Guitar Corp. Becomes Gibson BrandsMusicRowpress0secondary
    Gibson Guitar Corp. Company HistoryInternational Directory of Company Histories (Vol. 16, 1997) via company-histories.combook2secondary
    Epiphone History: 1863-1957Blue Book of Guitar Valuesbook0secondary
    EPIPHONE - Trademark Details (reg. 4129178)Justia Trademarks (USPTO data)web0secondary
    Hoshino Gakki Co. Ltd. Company HistoryInternational Directory of Company Histories (Vol. 55, 2003) via company-histories.combook4secondary
    星野楽器(株) インターネットエラベル企業情報Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR)web1secondary
    50 years of Ibanez in the USAGuitar Worldpress1secondary
    IBANEZ - Trademark Details (reg. 0984518)Justia Trademarks (USPTO data)web0secondary
    GEWA purchases Ovation GuitarsMusic Inc.press1secondary
    FMIC Sells KMC Music Wholesale Distribution Business to JAM IndustriesMusic Inc.press0secondary
    Production of Ovation Guitars to Resume in New HartfordMusic Inc.press1secondary
    NAMM 2018: Harmony guitars back, along with new ampsGearnewspress1secondary
    Taylor Guitars' Cameroon Ebony Mill: Last FrontierWoodworking Networkpress0secondary
    Taylor Guitars took a big risk by investing in an African sawmill (Business Insider, via LSU PDF mirror)Business Insider (Matthew DeBord)press0secondary
    LEI record, C. F. MARTIN & CO., INC.Bloomberg LEI lookup (mirror of GLEIF / Pennsylvania Department of State data)web0secondary
    Inside Annapolis: Paul Reed Smith feature (2007)Inside Annapolispress1secondary
    Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Limited Partnership (Maryland) - trademark owner pageJustia Trademarks (USPTO data)web0secondary
    guitarplayer: gretsch 140th anniversary double platinum collectionGuitar Playerpress4secondary
    bluebookofguitarvalues: gretsch company history 1973-presentBlue Book of Guitar Valuespress1secondary
    Heritage Guitar Teams with BandLabThe Retailer (msretailer.com)press0secondary
    Caldecott Music appoints David Nam Le as MD of Vista Musical and Jon Bahr as Senior Advisor at BandLabMusic Business Worldwidepress0secondary
    Yamaha Guitar Group acquires Cordoba Music GroupMusic Inc.press1secondary
    Gruhn, George (biography)Encyclopedia.combook1secondary
    Canadian pension fund backs Taylor Guitars' conversion to employee ownershipImpactAlphapress0secondary
    Ovation Guitars acquired by GEWA MusicMusicRadarpress1secondary
    Ovation Guitars has been acquired by GEWA Musicguitar.compress1secondary
    Drum Workshop purchases Latin Percussion, Toca Percussion, Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Hardware, and KAT Percussion from Fender's KMC subsidiaryModern Drummerpress1secondary
    Gibson to move HQ to Cummins StationNashville Postpress1secondary
    Gibson to sell downtown Memphis factoryNo Treblepress2secondary
    Gibson FedEx Memphis factoryGuitar Worldpress1secondary
    Gibson, Inc. (Kalamazoo local history)Kalamazoo Public Libraryweb3secondary
    Gibson guitars manufacturing expansion, Bozeman, MontanaArea Developmentpress2secondary
    Gibson walking from Memphis as hollowbody production moves to NashvilleMusicRadarpress4secondary

    community (85)

    Wikis and collector forums: often right, rarely sourced.

    SourcePublisherKindFactsGrade
    Wikipedia: wiki/Taylor GuitarsWikipediawiki4community
    Wikipedia: wiki/GretschWikipediawiki6community
    blogspot: 2026/04/ovation solid body electric guitars.htmlblogspotpress6community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Guild Guitar CompanyWikipediawiki8community
    the-nature-of-music: 2024/07/25/from rotors to roundbacks charlie kaman and ovation guitarsthe-nature-of-musicpress3community
    glencampbellforums: viewtopic.php?t=341glencampbellforumsforum4community
    fuzzfaced: squier china indonesia en.htmlfuzzfacedpress4community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Cort GuitarsWikipediawiki0community
    Wikipedia: wiki/SamickWikipediawiki0community
    fandom: wiki/Epiphonefandomwiki5community
    the-nature-of-music: 2025/11/04/cort in the act industrial scale guitar making and worker exploitationthe-nature-of-musicpress0community
    chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/inside heritage guitarschicagomusicexchangepress4community
    aeonicfrets: blogs/the bench/heritage h 150 vs gibson les paul standardaeonicfretspress2community
    blogspot: 2025/11/the convoluted history of guild guitars.htmlblogspotpress1community
    fandom: wiki/Guild Guitar Companyfandomwiki2community
    acousticguitarforum: forums/showthread.php?p=5240671acousticguitarforumforum1community
    umgf: the journey of the guild brand t233597.htmlumgfforum0community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Bigsby Electric GuitarsWikipediawiki0community
    chicagomusicexchange: blogs/news/the evolution of the gretsch soundchicagomusicexchangepress2community
    gretsch-talk: threads/jt japan terada but.7556gretsch-talkforum0community
    gretsch-talk: threads/gretsch korean plants.105525gretsch-talkforum3community
    gretsch-talk: threads/electromatic serial numbers.15677gretsch-talkforum0community
    gretsch-talk: threads/what year did electromatic production move from korea to china.218618gretsch-talkforum1community
    gretsch-talk: threads/guitars made in indonesia pt 1.200410gretsch-talkforum2community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Gretsch White FalconWikipediawiki1community
    heritageownersclub: forums/topic/35999 heritage historyheritageownersclubforum1community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Heritage GuitarsWikipediawiki2community
    Wikipedia: wiki/EpiphoneWikipediawiki12community
    guitarinsite: epiphone factoriesguitarinsitepress8community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Chicago Musical InstrumentsWikipediawiki1community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)Wikipediawiki16community
    fandom: wiki/Epiphonefandomwiki2community
    fandom: wiki/Epiphonefandomwiki2community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone TexanWikipediawiki5community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone 5102T / EA 250Wikipediawiki3community
    Wikipedia: wiki/FUJIGENWikipediawiki5community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphone RivoliWikipediawiki2community
    Wikipedia: wiki/C. F. Martin %26 CompanyWikipediawiki7community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Martin D 28Wikipediawiki2community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Martin D 45Wikipediawiki1community
    umgf: 1969 made d 28s t194984.htmlumgfforum3community
    acousticguitarforum: forums/showthread.php?t=290022acousticguitarforumforum1community
    blogspot: 2026/03/taylor guitars history and current.htmlblogspotpress1community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Hoshino GakkiWikipediawiki5community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanez IcemanWikipediawiki2community
    fandom: wiki/Ibanezfandomwiki1community
    Wikipedia: wiki/IbanezWikipediawiki10community
    Wikipedia: wiki/List of Japanese OEM guitar manufacturersWikipediawiki0community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanez RGWikipediawiki5community
    Wikipedia: wiki/Ibanez GIOWikipediawiki1community
    fandom: wiki/PRS Guitarsfandomwiki1community
    Wikipedia: wiki/PRS GuitarsWikipediawiki13community
    KMCMusicorpWikipediawiki1community
    Hamer GuitarsWikipediawiki1community
    Harmony CompanyWikipediawiki11community
    Bigsby Electric GuitarsWikipediawiki0community
    PRS staff post: moved into the Stevensville factory in January 1996PRS Forumsforum4community
    Harmony guitars import line (blog, 2020)uniqueguitar.blogspot.compress1community
    Harmony history threadyamahavintagefg.boards.netforum5community
    Harmony CompanyWikiwandwiki1community
    特集!Ibanezインタビュー!~歴史編~ (Ibanez interview: history)Shimamura Music, Omiya storeweb2community
    Ibanez (Ibanez Wiki)Fandomwiki2community
    Department Store Guitar History: The Long Shadow of the Sears HarmonyTediumweb2community
    Harmony historyChasing Guitarsweb1community
    Guild - Acoustic Music (large shop guitar builders)acousticmusic.orgweb1community
    Westerly Guild forum thread (post by Jim McConkey)Mandolin/Instrument forum (mimf.com)forum1community
    Tacoma GuitarsWikipediawiki1community
    Gretsch HistoryChasing Guitars (dealer)web1community
    NY Epi Reg - The Unofficial New York Epiphone Registry (timeline)wiedler.chweb2community
    松本市の公園一覧: 南部公園 (address); factory-to-park link from Matsumoku Industrial Company articlego-nagano.net (Nagano tourism); English Wikipedia 'Matsumoku'web1community
    Sound Projects Co. (Lectrolab); Chicago / Cicero (IL)Radiomuseum.orgweb1community
    Guild Factory Tour (observed 1998-12-09)westerlyguildguitars.comweb2community
    The Convoluted History of Guild GuitarsThe Unique Guitar Blogweb4community
    Guild Guitar Factoriesgad.net blogweb1community
    Heritage Guitars tradition and evolution under BandlabUpfront Guitars blogweb0community
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    brief epiphone historyGibson forumforum1community
    Hoshino Gakki (Wikipedia)Wikipediawiki1community
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