Key people Jim Rosenberg (President) Products,, & guitars Website Epiphone is an manufacturer founded by Anastasios Stathopoulos, currently based in. In 1957 Epiphone, Inc., of was purchased by (CMI. This is the same company that bought in 1944) and given the name Epiphone, Inc. CMI took great measures to keep Gibson and Epiphone separate in different buildings each with its own management team. Epiphone was Gibson's main rival in the market prior to its acquisition in 1957. Their professional archtops, including the Emperor, Deluxe, Broadway and Triumph, rivaled those of Gibson. [ ] Aside from guitars, Epiphone also made,, and other.

However, the company's weakness in the aftermath of allowed Gibson's parent, CMI, to absorb it. The name 'Epiphone' is a combination of proprietor Epaminondas Stathopoulos' (Επαμεινώνδας Σταθόπουλος) nickname 'Epi' and 'phone' (from Greek phon- (φωνή), 'voice'). • • Ingram, Adrian. The Gibson L5: Its History and Its Players. Anaheim, CA: Centerstream Pub., 1997. Retrieved 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

Epiphone is an American musical instrument manufacturer founded by Anastasios Stathopoulos, currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Krone Fibre Patch Panel Visio Stencils. In 1957 Epiphone, Inc., of New York City was purchased by Chicago Musical Instrument Co and given the name Epiphone, Inc. Of Kalamazoo, Michigan. CMI took great measures to.

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Vintage Guitars Info - Epiphone model history collecting vintage guitars Vintage Guitars Info's Vintage Epiphone Guitars. Model Information and Specs. Epiphone vintage guitars model info and collecting. Private vintage guitar collector. Pictures, history for epiphone vintage guitars. • • • • • • • Model Information: Archtop (full depth) Hollowbody Models • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Thinline (Gibson-made) Hollowbody Models: • • • • • • • • Flat top Models: • • • • Solidbody (Gibson-made) Electric Models: • • • • • • Arch top Models 1959 Gibson-made Epiphone Emperor Zephyr Regent Epiphone Emperor (acoustic), Zephyr Emperor Regent (electric) archtops. Collectibility Rating: Acoustic Cutaway model: A, Electric Cutaway model: C, Acoustic Non-Cutaway model: B.

On-par with Gibson's Super 400, but not nearly as collectible because the Epi name just doesn't have the collectibility Gibson has. 18 1/2' wide, maple back and sides, 7 ply binding on top and back, 3 ply binding on F-holes, single bound fingerboard with 2 white lines inlaid along edges, triple bound peghead, vine peghead inlay, gold plated parts. 1936 Emperor introduction specs: • elongated pickguard.

• 3 segment 'V' block pearl fingerboard inlay. • Sunburst finish. • Treble side dip on peghead. • Ebony fingerboard.

Buena Vista Social Club Film Torrent Italiani. 1939 Emperor specs: • Frequensator tailpiece. • Abalone wedge in 3 segment 'V' block fingerboard inlay. • Natural finish optional.

• Center dip peghead. 1950 Emperor, Emperor Regent specs: • Rosewood fingerboard. • Cutaway (Regent) optional. 1952 Epiphone Emperor Zephyr Regent with selector switches 1952 Zephyr Emperor Regent specs: • Zephyr Emperior Regent (cutaway) model available with 3 New York pickups, 2 knobs, control plate with 6 small pushbuttons.

1954 Emperor Electric specs: • Zephyr Emperior Regent model renamed Emperior Electric. • Non-cutaway acoustic model discontinued. Torrent Neo Soul Keys 3x on this page. 1958 Emperor Electric specs: • Gibson made. • Acoustic model discontinued.

• 3 New York pickups. • Control plate with push buttons discontinued. • 4 knobs and a 3-way switch added. • Stairstep Grover tuner buttons. 1961 Emperor Electric specs: • 3 Mini-humbucking pickups.