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  2. Gretsch - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, the Gretsch company once again came under the leadership of the Gretsch family when Fred W. Gretsch, great-grandson of Friedrich and nephew of Fred Gretsch Jr, assumed presidency of the company. [1] [15] The first Gretsch guitars after Fred W Gretsch became president were released in 1988. They were a series of Traveling Wilburys ...

  3. Sho-Bud - Wikipedia

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    Later in 1963, Buddy Emmons left Sho-Bud to start his Emmons Guitar Company with Ron Lashley. [12] [13] In the 1970s they also expanded their line and offered acoustic guitars. They also made a line of dobro-style resonator guitars in conjunction with Gretsch under the name Sho-Bro, a play on the word "dobro". [7]

  4. List of guitar manufacturers - Wikipedia

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  5. Friedrich Gretsch - Wikipedia

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    Gretsch business letter, 1887. In 1883, Gretsch founded his own musical instrument shop, The Gretsch Company, at 128 Middleton Street in Brooklyn. His shop was designed for the manufacture of banjos, tambourines, and drums, with the company experiencing some success catering to marching bands. [4] The operation moved to South 4th Street in 1894 ...

  6. Bigsby Electric Guitars - Wikipedia

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    Bigsby is a brand of guitars and guitar accessories that operated as an independent company by Paul Bigsby until 1966 when it was purchased by ex-Gibson executive Ted McCarty. In 1999, the brand was acquired by Gretsch from McCarty, which owned it until 2019, when Bigsby was sold to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation .

  7. Gretsch Drums - Wikipedia

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    Gretsch Drums is a division of American musical instrument manufacturer Gretsch.The company was founded in Brooklyn, New York, in 1883. Gretsch drum kits have been used by many notable drummers including Max Roach, Tony Williams, Art Blakey, Vinnie Colaiuta, Mark Guiliana, Phil Collins, [1] Charlie Watts, Taylor Hawkins, Mitch Mitchell and Steve Ferrone.

  8. G&L Guitars Is Bringing Leo Fender’s Heritage to the ... - AOL

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    Every production company that builds guitars is going to have things go wrong, but it’s about minimizing those problems. A lot of the guitars make it through and they’re fine, but there’s ...

  9. Baldwin Piano Company - Wikipedia

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    The Gretsch guitar operation was sold back to the Gretsch family in 1989. Throughout the 1970s, the company undertook a significant bid to diversify into financial services. Under the leadership of Morley P. Thompson, Baldwin bought dozens of firms and by the early 1980s owned over 200 savings and loan institutions, insurance companies and ...