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2586:Harp guitars
2496:Rickenbacker
2223:Tom Anderson
2183:Rickenbacker
1992:and electric
1770:Gordon-Smith
1509:Joseph Lukes
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1292:Subsidiaries
1206:Discontinued
1112:Discontinued
907:Discontinued
893:Melody Maker
816:David Harvey
711:. Retrieved
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322:John Dopyera
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314:tenor guitar
312:Dobro–style
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263:generic term
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210:Headquarters
197:Merged with
188:John Dopyera
150:Company type
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55:Please help
50:verification
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2658:Del Vecchio
2526:Steinberger
2304:Del Vecchio
2278:instruments
1971:Valley Arts
1943:Steinberger
1869:Micro-Frets
1800:James Tyler
1484:Del Vecchio
1479:Conde Hnos.
1350:Slingerland
1304:Steinberger
1299:Mesa/Boogie
1268:F5 mandolin
1197:Thunderbird
1103:Hummingbird
939:ES-Les Paul
801:Ted McCarty
783:Key figures
156:(1928–1937)
3019:Categories
2976:Tanglewood
2961:Silvertone
2850:D'Angelico
2759:Tanglewood
2546:Tanglewood
2521:Silvertone
2397:Duesenberg
2392:Danelectro
2387:D'Angelico
2198:Silvertone
2039:Jay Turser
2029:Danelectro
2024:D'Angelico
1735:Electrical
1725:Duesenberg
1710:C.R. Alsip
1628:Tanglewood
1590:Santa Cruz
1474:Cole Clark
806:Seth Lover
796:Lloyd Loar
713:23 January
684:2020-01-12
637:23 January
612:28 October
478:References
456:Round neck
291:solid body
83:newspapers
2997:classical
2845:Breedlove
2840:Blackbird
2643:Breedlove
2630:Mandolins
2566:Westfield
2468:Music Man
2257:Westfield
2009:B.C. Rich
1918:Ruokangas
1892:Music Man
1882:Motor Ave
1856:Matsumoku
1750:Fernandes
1715:D'Alegria
1695:Caparison
1469:Breedlove
1464:Blackbird
1330:Kalamazoo
1144:LG Series
1077:J Series
1044:Super 400
1014:Nighthawk
924:Blueshawk
853:ES Series
792:(founder)
452:Hound Dog
427:Roy Acuff
412:Nashville
253:owned by
2995:Include
2915:National
2865:Freshman
2822:Ukuleles
2782:Epiphone
2716:National
2668:Giannini
2663:Epiphone
2648:Collings
2511:Shergold
2506:Schecter
2501:Sadowsky
2491:Reverend
2427:Guyatone
2402:Eastwood
2309:Epiphone
2267:Zemaitis
2252:Washburn
2188:Schecter
2140:Larrivée
2099:Hagström
2074:Giannini
2069:Garrison
2054:Epiphone
2014:Collings
1990:Acoustic
1933:Shergold
1923:Sadowsky
1905:Reverend
1785:Heritage
1775:Guyatone
1755:Flaxwood
1730:Eastwood
1690:Campbell
1675:Bohemian
1623:Takamine
1570:RainSong
1555:Original
1547:National
1494:Freshman
1374:Category
1340:Original
1325:Epiphone
1139:L Series
1124:B Series
1063:Acoustic
1019:The Paul
1004:Marauder
929:Citation
919:Byrdland
888:Les Paul
883:Flying V
878:Firebird
873:Explorer
848:EDS-1275
833:Electric
811:Les Paul
735:Archived
707:Archived
416:Epiphone
369:aluminum
259:Epiphone
220:Products
199:National
166:Industry
113:May 2017
2981:Weymann
2951:Seagull
2923:Ovation
2870:Harmony
2835:Beltona
2792:Gretsch
2764:Weymann
2744:Seagull
2734:Ovation
2678:Harmony
2638:Beltona
2571:Westone
2473:Ovation
2422:G&L
2367:Antoria
2362:Alembic
2344:Weymann
2339:Tonante
2299:Deering
2247:Vintage
2240:Vester
2228:Tonante
2160:Orville
2104:Harmony
2094:Gretsch
1999:Antoria
1981:Westone
1874:Moniker
1864:Mayones
1835:Lindert
1795:Jackson
1765:G&L
1720:Diamond
1705:Charvel
1700:Chapman
1680:Brawley
1657:Alembic
1641:Weymann
1595:Seagull
1575:Ramírez
1560:Ovation
1537:Maestro
1459:Beltona
1444:Alvarez
1386:Commons
1345:Orville
1248:Victory
1233:Grabber
1192:SG bass
1180:Current
1154:Style U
1071:Current
1009:Moderne
969:ES-350T
841:Current
825:Guitars
357:tricone
304:History
278:Dopyera
184:Founder
176:Founded
154:Private
97:scholar
72:"Dobro"
2971:Suzuki
2941:Petros
2933:Parker
2905:Martin
2895:Lichty
2890:Ibanez
2880:Hohner
2875:Höfner
2807:Martin
2787:Gibson
2754:Tacoma
2706:Martin
2693:Ibanez
2683:Hohner
2673:Gibson
2599:Martin
2594:Gibson
2561:Vigier
2551:Tobias
2541:Tagima
2536:Tacoma
2478:Parker
2452:Jolana
2447:Italia
2442:Ibanez
2437:Hohner
2432:Höfner
2417:Gibson
2412:Fender
2407:Farida
2354:Basses
2319:Ibanez
2314:Hohner
2286:Banjos
2262:Yamaha
2213:Taylor
2208:Tagima
2119:Ibanez
2114:Hohner
2109:Höfner
2079:Gibson
2064:Fender
2059:Farida
1976:Vigier
1958:Teisco
1938:Squier
1928:Samick
1897:Parker
1843:Line 6
1825:Kramer
1815:Kiesel
1805:Jolana
1790:Italia
1662:Bigsby
1633:Walden
1618:Tacoma
1613:Suzuki
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1565:Petros
1542:Martin
1527:Lichty
1454:Babicz
1449:Avalon
1429:Guitar
1355:Tobias
1335:Kramer
1313:Brands
1243:Ripper
1172:Basses
1081:J-160E
1039:Spirit
974:Futura
964:ES-345
959:ES-330
954:ES-295
949:ES-225
944:ES-150
934:Corvus
868:ES-355
863:ES-335
858:ES-175
776:Gibson
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408:Gibson
342:Slovak
316:, 1934
255:Gibson
234:Gibson
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2956:Sigma
2946:Regal
2910:Maton
2797:Guild
2749:Stagg
2739:Regal
2698:Levin
2617:Levin
2609:Lutes
2556:Tokai
2531:Supro
2516:Sigma
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2334:Stagg
2233:Valco
2218:Tokai
2203:Stagg
2193:Sigma
2170:Penco
2145:Maton
2132:Klira
2089:Greco
2084:Godin
1953:Supro
1910:Robin
1887:Roman
1848:Lotus
1780:Hamer
1685:Burns
1670:Blade
1600:Sigma
1585:Regal
1519:Levin
1499:Furch
1489:Dobro
1320:Dobro
1091:J-200
1049:335-S
1034:Sonex
979:GK-55
389:Valco
334:Dobro
247:brand
243:Dobro
230:Owner
203:Valco
159:Brand
104:JSTOR
90:books
2999:and
2900:Luna
2885:Hora
2860:Dean
2830:Aria
2688:Hora
2653:Dean
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