Gibson Guitars
Orville Gibson started making guitars in Kalamazoo Michigan around 1894. He started creating carved archtop guitars and mandolins. These instruments were much louder and durable than most instruments of the day. In 1898 he was granted a patient for a mandolin whose bottom and sides were carved form the same piece of wood.
By 1902 Gibson mandolins were so popular that he couldn’t keep up with the demand. He ended up selling the rights to the patent and the use of his name to a group of Kalamazoo businessmen. They formed the Gibson-Mandolin-guitar manufacturing company on October of 1902. Gibson acted as sort of a consultant owning stock and training workers but by1903 he was no longer involved with the company.
I think it’s interesting that his name went on to be synonymous with such great guitars and he was really only in the business for less than 10 years. The Gibson name lives on.
Here are the most recent Gibson Guitars listed in eBay.
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 RARE 1958 Skylark Gibson Korina Lap Steel Guitar EH 500  US $1,000.00
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 VINTAGE 1937 GIBSON EH 100 HAWAIIAN SLIDE GUITAR US $899.99
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 Maestro Gibson GM 05 Guitar Amplifier Practice Amp GM05 US $24.99
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 Gibson Maestro PH 70 PH70 Phaser Guitar Effects Pedal US $12.54
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 Gibson Maestro CH 70 CH70 Chorus Guitar Effects Pedal US $7.16
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 Alvarez Dove Lawsuit 5024 72 guitar w Gibson strings US $507.65
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 Maestro by Gibson Acoustic Guitar US $48.00
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 Gibson Les Paul Studio Guitar With Case US $900.00
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 Dice Volume Tone Knob for Gibson Paul Electric Guitar US $8.99
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 PKG4 For Gibson Les Paul Guitar Gold Speed Control Knob US $.01
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