Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Source · book
International Directory of Company Histories (Vol. 55, 2003) via company-histories.com. Graded secondary. Open the original.
Added 2026-10-15 by llm:claude-sonnet-5-5. Says 'Hoshino Gakki' founded 1908, not Hoshino Shoten. Archived 2026-10-15 via Directus URL import (llm:claude-opus-5-5). Excerpts verified verbatim against the live page 2026-10-15: C506, C507, C508, C511.
4 facts on this site cite this source, across Ibanez. A quoted passage is the text the fact relies on.
| Fact | Years | Records | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoshino Shoten (Nagoya) owns Ibanez[1] | 1908–1929 | Ibanez, Hoshino Shoten (Nagoya) | Hoshino Gakki was founded in 1908 by Matsujiro Hoshino in the city of Nagoya, Japan. |
| Hoshino Gakki Ten, Inc. owns Ibanez[1] | 1929–1981 | Ibanez, Hoshino Gakki Ten, Inc. | By 1929, Hoshino established its own musical instruments company, Hoshino Gakki Ten, |
| Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. owns Ibanez[1] | 1981–now | Ibanez, Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. | The following year, the company changed its own name to Hoshino Gakki Co. |
| Hoshino (U.S.A.) Inc. (formerly Elger Inc.; renamed 1980) distributes Ibanez (USA)[1] | 1971–now | Ibanez, Hoshino (U.S.A.) Inc. (formerly Elger Inc.; renamed 1980) | Hoshino establishes a U.S. distribution subsidiary, Elger Inc., near Philadelphia. |
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