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Kalamazoo is the name for two different lines of instruments produced by Gibson.In both cases Kalamazoo was a budget brand. The first consisted of such instruments as archtop, flat top and lap steel guitars, banjos, and mandolins made between 1933 and 1942, and the second, from 1965 to 1970, had solid-body electric and bass guitars.
Mandolin awareness in the United States blossomed in the 1880s, as the instrument became part of a fad that continued into the mid-1920s. [14] [15] According to Clarence L. Partee a publisher in the BMG movement (banjo, mandolin and guitar), the first mandolin made in the United States was made in 1883 or 1884 by Joseph Bohmann, who was an established maker of violins in Chicago. [16]
He usually sells his guitars in the $3000 to $5000 range, and on the open market they can go for $20,000 to $30,000, which is one of the reasons why he has acquired such a waiting list. Henderson has built guitars for many notable musicians such as Tommy Emmanuel , Doc Watson , Peter Rowan , Gillian Welch , [ 2 ] Ricky Skaggs , Vince Gill ...
Pages in category "Mandolin family instruments" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Regal made a line of mandolins for Perlberg & Halpin of New York to brand Blue Comet. In the early 1930s, Regal had licensed the use of Dobro resonators. When National moved from California to Chicago, Regal acquired the rights to manufacture Dobro instruments. That made Regal become another producer of "house brand" guitars before World War II.
Harvey is the son of Dorsey Harvey, a mandolin player who played with Red Allen and Frank Wakefield; David Harvey grew up playing mandolin, fiddle, and guitar, and is often referred to as a "mandolin virtuoso." [1] [3] At age 14, he started touring with Allen, and in the late seventies became a member of Larry Sparks's The Lonesome Ramblers.
Seagull is a Canadian company and sub-brand of Godin Guitars that produces acoustic guitars, mandolins, and ukuleles. [1] The company was originally located in La Patrie , a small village in the Eastern Townships of Quebec , and founded in 1982 by Robert Godin and a few of his friends.