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Fact	Years	Records	Passage
Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) ran Epiphone Philadelphia factory^[1]	1951–1957	Epiphone Philadelphia factory, Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	"relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"
Epiphone New York/Philadelphia built at Epiphone Philadelphia factory (full build)^[1]	1951–1957	Epiphone, Epiphone Philadelphia factory	"relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"
Epiphone Kalamazoo built at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone) (full build)^[1]	1957–1969	Epiphone, Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)	where production of both ranges took place until 1969
Epiphone Kalamazoo built at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone) (full build)^[1]	1957–1970	Epiphone, Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone)	Epiphone instruments made between 1957 and 1970 were at Gibson facilities on Parsons Street and Eleanor Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Epiphone New York/Philadelphia built at Epiphone NYC factory (full build)^[1]	1920–1951	Epiphone, Epiphone NYC factory	In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.
Epiphone Japan special models built at Terada Gakki (full build)^[1]	2002–now	Epiphone, Terada Gakki	In 2002, Epiphone began producing a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elite Series" moniker which were built by Terada and FujiGen in Japan.
Epiphone Emperor^[1]	introduced 1936	Epiphone	Other models introduced a little later comprised the Emperor (1936), Byron (1938), Ritz (1941) and Devon (1951).
Epiphone Deluxe^[1]	introduced 1931	Epiphone	Commencing around 1931, Epiphone decided to release a new range of full body archtop guitars
Epiphone Broadway^[1]	introduced 1931	Epiphone	Commencing around 1931, Epiphone decided to release a new range of full body archtop guitars
Epiphone Triumph^[1]	introduced 1931	Epiphone	Commencing around 1931, Epiphone decided to release a new range of full body archtop guitars
Epiphone Masterbilt^[1]	introduced 2004	Epiphone	Also in 2004, Epiphone introduced a series of acoustic guitars named Masterbilt
Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) owns Epiphone^[1]	1903–1957	Epiphone, Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	"Stathopoulos moved to the United States in 1903"
Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) owns Epiphone^[1]	1908–1957	Epiphone, Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	"moved to New York City in 1908"

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"relocated Epiphone's manufacturing… from Philadelphia"Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) ran Epiphone Philadelphia factory, 1951–1957
where production of both ranges took place until 1969Epiphone Kalamazoo built at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone) (full build), 1957–1969
Epiphone instruments made between 1957 and 1970 were at Gibson facilities on Parsons Street and Eleanor Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan.Epiphone Kalamazoo built at Kalamazoo Parsons St / Eleanor St (Epiphone) (full build), 1957–1970
In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.Epiphone New York/Philadelphia built at Epiphone NYC factory (full build), 1920–1951
In 2002, Epiphone began producing a range of higher quality instruments under the "Elite Series" moniker which were built by Terada and FujiGen in Japan.Epiphone Japan special models built at Terada Gakki (full build), 2002–now
Other models introduced a little later comprised the Emperor (1936), Byron (1938), Ritz (1941) and Devon (1951).Epiphone Emperor, introduced 1936
Commencing around 1931, Epiphone decided to release a new range of full body archtop guitarsEpiphone Deluxe, introduced 1931
Also in 2004, Epiphone introduced a series of acoustic guitars named MasterbiltEpiphone Masterbilt, introduced 2004
"Stathopoulos moved to the United States in 1903"Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) owns Epiphone, 1903–1957
"moved to New York City in 1908"