Museum
This page archives most of my individual instrument blog posts by maker and now also by region and factory size. I'm hoping that this will aid research efforts and also give a nice side-by-side comparison in looks and sound between each maker's models.
At the bottom of the page you will also find a selection of vintage source materials and some of my general commentary and links to useful articles and books.
Entries current to 12/29/22.
United States: Large Firms
- Danelectro
- Dobro
- Epiphone
- Fender
- Gibson
- Gretsch
- Guild
- Harmony
- Kay, Stromberg-Voisinet
- Martin
- National, Valco, Supro, Etc.
- Oscar Schmidt
- Ovation
- Paul Reed Smith (PRS)
- Peavey
- Regal
- Taylor
- United, Sorkin Strad-O-Lin
- Vega
- Washburn, Lyon & Healy, Etc.
United States: Medium Firms
- Bacon & Day
- Bauer
- Carvin
- Cole & Fairbanks
- Collings
- Favilla
- G&L
- Haynes, Bay State, Etc.
- Kapa
- Kamaka
- Lange, Buckbee, Paramount, Orpheum, Etc.
- Larson
- Magnatone, Etc.
- Mosrite
- Music Man
- Richter
- Rickenbacker
- Santa Cruz
- SS Stewart
- Weymann
United States: Smaller Shops
- Bencic, John
- Bohmann, Joseph
- Cerrito, Galiano, NY Luthiers
- Chang, Sam
- Flatiron
- Gurian
- Harlin
- Harptone, Standel, Etc.
- Howe-Orme
- Knutsen, Chris
- Kumalae
- Leedy
- P'MICo
- Sutz, Louis
- Weissenborn, Hermann
United States: By Category
- Brand: Recording King
- Brand: Slingerland
- Miscellaneous Guitars
- Miscellaneous Ukuleles
- Miscellaneous Mandolins
- Miscellaneous Banjos
- Miscellaneous Violin Family
- Miscellaneous Tamburitza Family
- Miscellaneous Folk Instruments
- Miscellaneous Amps & Speaker Cabinets
- Miscellaneous Drums & Percussion
- Special: Boutique Guitars
- Special: Vermont Makers
Asia: Factories
- Alvarez & Yairi (Japan)
- Daion, Yamaki (Japan)
- Fujigen (Japan)
- Kasuga (Japan)
- Luna (Japan)
- Matsumoku (Japan)
- Samick (Korea)
- Takamine (Japan)
- Tama (Japan)
- Teisco & Kawai (Japan)
- Tokai (Japan)
- Yamaha (Japan, Taiwan, China)
Asia: By Category
- Brand: Carlo Robelli
- Brand: Gold Tone
- Brand: Dean
- Brand: Eastman
- Brand: Eastwood
- Brand: Greco (Japan, some Korea)
- Brand: Hondo
- Brand: Ibanez
- Brand: Kala
- Brand: Kentucky
- Brand: Loar
- Brand: Recording King (Modern)
- Brand: Regal
- Miscellaneous China
- Miscellaneous Japan
- Miscellaneous Korea
- Miscellaneous Australia
- Miscellaneous Instruments
Europe: Factories
- Bjarton (Sweden)
- Crucianelli (Italy)
- Egmond (Holland)
- EKO (Italy)
- Framus (Germany)
- Hagstrom (Sweden)
- Hofner (Germany)
- Hohner (Germany)
- Landola (Finland)
- Levin, Goya (Sweden)
Europe: By Category
- Brand: Vox (UK, Italy)
- Miscellaneous Austria
- Miscellaneous Czech
- Miscellaneous France
- Miscellaneous Germany
- Miscellaneous Italy
- Miscellaneous Portugal
- Miscellaneous Russia
- Miscellaneous Spain
- Miscellaneous UK/British
- Miscellaneous Guitars
- Miscellaneous Folk Instruments
- Miscellaneous Violin Family
Americas: Large Firms
- Giannini (Brazil)
- Godin, Seagull, etc. (Canada)
- Larrivee (Canada)
Americas: By Category
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Comments
Thanks,
John
Where do you find the time to catalogue and comment on all of these instruments as well as repairing and improving them all?
Amazing Jake!
Jim
I have some very definite missions I want to get done with the historical side of the blog and I'd love to figure-out how to have time for both those and also to go through and weed around in my ancient blog posts to bring them up to date and make them more accurate, since they still get lots of traffic.
Thank you very much for this unique site peppered with knowledge, information and instructions.
I like to use this site.
To you personally a lot of joy and health.
Kind regards from Germany from Thomas.