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- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation abstract "Gibson Guitar Corporation is an American maker of guitars and other instruments, now based in Nashville, Tennessee. Orville Gibson founded the company in 1902 as "The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd." in Kalamazoo, Michigan to make mandolin-family instruments. Gibson invented archtop guitars by constructing the same type of carved, arched tops used on violins. By the 1930s, the company was also making flattop acoustic guitars, as well as one of the first commercially available hollow-body electric guitars, used and popularized by Charlie Christian. It was bought by Chicago Musical Instruments in 1944, which was then acquired by the E.C.L. conglomerate that changed its name to Norlin Inc. Many observers see this as the beginning of an era of mismanagement.Gibson sells guitars under a variety of brand names and builds one of the world's most iconic guitars, the Gibson Les Paul. Many Gibson instruments are highly collectible. Gibson was at the forefront of innovation in acoustic guitars, especially in the big band era of the 1930s; the Gibson Super 400 was widely imitated. In 1952, Gibson introduced its first solid-body electric guitar, the Les Paul which became its most popular guitar to date— designed by Ted McCarty and Les Paul. After being purchased by the Norlin corporation in the late 1960s Gibson's quality and fortunes took a steep decline until early 1986, when the company was acquired by its present owners. Gibson Guitar is a privately held corporation owned by its chief executive officer Henry Juszkiewicz and its president David H. Berryman.".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation foundationPlace Kalamazoo,_Michigan.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation foundedBy Orville_Gibson.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation foundingYear "1902".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation industry Musical_instrument.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPerson Les_Paul.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPerson Orville_Gibson.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPerson Seth_Lover.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPerson Ted_McCarty.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation location Nashville,_Tennessee.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Baldwin_Piano_Company.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Chickering_and_Sons.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Epiphone.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Garrison_Guitars.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Gibson_Amphitheatre.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Kramer_Guitars.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Slingerland_Drum_Company.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Steinberger.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Tobias_(bass_guitar_company).
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Valley_Arts_Guitar.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsidiary Wurlitzer.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation thumbnail Gibson_logo.svg?width=300.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation type Privately_held_company.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation wikiPageExternalLink www.gibson.com.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation wikiPageID "30668895".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation wikiPageRevisionID "605999805".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation align "right".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Gibson ES-150".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Gibson ES-175".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Gibson L-5 sunburst guitar".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Gibson Mandolin orchestra".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Gibson Super 400 CES".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation alt "Orville Gibson pre-1010".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation areaServed "Global".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Byrdland.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_ES-150.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Explorer.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Flying_V.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_L-5.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Les_Paul.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Les_Paul_Custom.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_Les_Paul_Junior.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Gibson_SG.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption Orville_Gibson.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "· 1917 H-2".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "· 1920 F-4".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "· 1924 K-4 mando-cello".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "· 1929 mando- bass".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "1953".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "ES-175 D".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "ES-335T".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "ES-350T".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "Gibson Factory at Memphis".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "Gibson Showcase at Nashville".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "Gibson left Kalamazoo in 1984, then previous factory became Heritage Guitars".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "Gibson mandolin orchestra:".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "Super 400 CES".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation caption "non-reverse & reverse Firebird".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation companySlogan ""Prestige-Quality-Innovation."".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation direction "horizontal".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation foundation "1902".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation founder Orville_Gibson.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation hasPhotoCollection Gibson_Guitar_Corporation.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation header "Orville Gibson and some early instruments".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation homepage www.gibson.com.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Byrdland.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson ES-150.png".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson ES-175.png".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson ES-335 sunburst.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson ES-350T .png".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Explorer.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Firebird non-reverse & reverse.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Guitar Factory, Memphis.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson L-5 CES.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson L-5 sunburst guitar, Museum of Making Music.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Les Paul 1953.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Les Paul Junior .png".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson Super 400 CES.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson-mandolin-orchestra.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibson2000.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Gibsonshowcase.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Iommi sg guitar.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Jimi Hendrix's Flying V Gibson Guitar.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Les Paul 57 Custom.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Les Paul Traditional.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation image "Orville Gibson pre-1910.jpg".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation industry Musical_instrument.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPeople Les_Paul.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPeople Orville_Gibson.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPeople Seth_Lover.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation keyPeople Ted_McCarty.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation location "Nashville, Tennessee, USA".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation logo "200".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation name "Gibson Guitar Corporation".
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Baldwin_Piano_Company.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Chickering_and_Sons.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Epiphone.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Garrison_Guitars.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Gibson_Amphitheatre.
- Gibson_Guitar_Corporation subsid Kramer_Guitars.