Orville Gibson
Founder of the Gibson Guitar Company (1856–1918)
Orville H. Gibson (May 8, 1856 – August 19, 1918) was an American luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments.2
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Born May 1, 1856, died Aug 21, 1918.1
About
His earliest known instrument was a 10-string mandolin-guitar, which bears the date 1894. Gibson's mandolins were "unlike any previous flatback instrument," according to music historian Paul Sparks. His company's manufacturing standards were very high, and his instruments heavily marketed.
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Companies
- Gibson BrandsFounder8
Early life and education
Orville H. Gibson was born in 1856 and on a farm near Chateaugay, Franklin County, New York. He was the youngest of five children to an English father John W. Gibson and American mother Amy Nichols Gibson who later migrated to Peru, New York.
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Career
Occupation: luthier, musical instrument maker, guitar maker.4
- Date not recordedFounded Gibson Brands3
Personal life
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Sources
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- 9Wikimedia CommonsOrville Gibson photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain