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2597:Harp guitars
2507:Rickenbacker
2234:Tom Anderson
2194:Rickenbacker
2003:and electric
1781:Gordon-Smith
1520:Joseph Lukes
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1303:Subsidiaries
1217:Discontinued
1123:Discontinued
918:Discontinued
904:Melody Maker
827:David Harvey
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323:Dobro–style
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274:generic term
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221:Headquarters
208:Merged with
199:John Dopyera
161:Company type
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66:Please help
61:verification
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2669:Del Vecchio
2537:Steinberger
2315:Del Vecchio
2289:instruments
1982:Valley Arts
1954:Steinberger
1880:Micro-Frets
1811:James Tyler
1495:Del Vecchio
1490:Conde Hnos.
1361:Slingerland
1315:Steinberger
1310:Mesa/Boogie
1279:F5 mandolin
1208:Thunderbird
1114:Hummingbird
950:ES-Les Paul
812:Ted McCarty
794:Key figures
167:(1928–1937)
3030:Categories
2987:Tanglewood
2972:Silvertone
2861:D'Angelico
2770:Tanglewood
2557:Tanglewood
2532:Silvertone
2408:Duesenberg
2403:Danelectro
2398:D'Angelico
2209:Silvertone
2050:Jay Turser
2040:Danelectro
2035:D'Angelico
1746:Electrical
1736:Duesenberg
1721:C.R. Alsip
1639:Tanglewood
1601:Santa Cruz
1485:Cole Clark
817:Seth Lover
807:Lloyd Loar
724:23 January
695:2020-01-12
648:23 January
623:28 October
489:References
467:Round neck
302:solid body
94:newspapers
3008:classical
2856:Breedlove
2851:Blackbird
2654:Breedlove
2641:Mandolins
2577:Westfield
2479:Music Man
2268:Westfield
2020:B.C. Rich
1929:Ruokangas
1903:Music Man
1893:Motor Ave
1867:Matsumoku
1761:Fernandes
1726:D'Alegria
1706:Caparison
1480:Breedlove
1475:Blackbird
1341:Kalamazoo
1155:LG Series
1088:J Series
1055:Super 400
1025:Nighthawk
935:Blueshawk
864:ES Series
803:(founder)
463:Hound Dog
438:Roy Acuff
423:Nashville
264:owned by
3006:Include
2926:National
2876:Freshman
2833:Ukuleles
2793:Epiphone
2727:National
2679:Giannini
2674:Epiphone
2659:Collings
2522:Shergold
2517:Schecter
2512:Sadowsky
2502:Reverend
2438:Guyatone
2413:Eastwood
2320:Epiphone
2278:Zemaitis
2263:Washburn
2199:Schecter
2151:Larrivée
2110:Hagström
2085:Giannini
2080:Garrison
2065:Epiphone
2025:Collings
2001:Acoustic
1944:Shergold
1934:Sadowsky
1916:Reverend
1796:Heritage
1786:Guyatone
1766:Flaxwood
1741:Eastwood
1701:Campbell
1686:Bohemian
1634:Takamine
1581:RainSong
1566:Original
1558:National
1505:Freshman
1385:Category
1351:Original
1336:Epiphone
1150:L Series
1135:B Series
1074:Acoustic
1030:The Paul
1015:Marauder
940:Citation
930:Byrdland
899:Les Paul
894:Flying V
889:Firebird
884:Explorer
859:EDS-1275
844:Electric
822:Les Paul
746:Archived
718:Archived
427:Epiphone
380:aluminum
270:Epiphone
231:Products
210:National
177:Industry
124:May 2017
2992:Weymann
2962:Seagull
2934:Ovation
2881:Harmony
2846:Beltona
2803:Gretsch
2775:Weymann
2755:Seagull
2745:Ovation
2689:Harmony
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2582:Westone
2484:Ovation
2433:G&L
2378:Antoria
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2355:Weymann
2350:Tonante
2310:Deering
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2115:Harmony
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2010:Antoria
1992:Westone
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1846:Lindert
1806:Jackson
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1716:Charvel
1711:Chapman
1691:Brawley
1668:Alembic
1652:Weymann
1606:Seagull
1586:Ramírez
1571:Ovation
1548:Maestro
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1455:Alvarez
1397:Commons
1356:Orville
1259:Victory
1244:Grabber
1203:SG bass
1191:Current
1165:Style U
1082:Current
1020:Moderne
980:ES-350T
852:Current
836:Guitars
368:tricone
315:History
289:Dopyera
195:Founder
187:Founded
165:Private
108:scholar
83:"Dobro"
2982:Suzuki
2952:Petros
2944:Parker
2916:Martin
2906:Lichty
2901:Ibanez
2891:Hohner
2886:Höfner
2818:Martin
2798:Gibson
2765:Tacoma
2717:Martin
2704:Ibanez
2694:Hohner
2684:Gibson
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2605:Gibson
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2562:Tobias
2552:Tagima
2547:Tacoma
2489:Parker
2463:Jolana
2458:Italia
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2448:Hohner
2443:Höfner
2428:Gibson
2423:Fender
2418:Farida
2365:Basses
2330:Ibanez
2325:Hohner
2297:Banjos
2273:Yamaha
2224:Taylor
2219:Tagima
2130:Ibanez
2125:Hohner
2120:Höfner
2090:Gibson
2075:Fender
2070:Farida
1987:Vigier
1969:Teisco
1949:Squier
1939:Samick
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1854:Line 6
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1826:Kiesel
1816:Jolana
1801:Italia
1673:Bigsby
1644:Walden
1629:Tacoma
1624:Suzuki
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1576:Petros
1553:Martin
1538:Lichty
1465:Babicz
1460:Avalon
1440:Guitar
1366:Tobias
1346:Kramer
1324:Brands
1254:Ripper
1183:Basses
1092:J-160E
1050:Spirit
985:Futura
975:ES-345
970:ES-330
965:ES-295
960:ES-225
955:ES-150
945:Corvus
879:ES-355
874:ES-335
869:ES-175
787:Gibson
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419:Gibson
353:Slovak
327:, 1934
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245:Gibson
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2967:Sigma
2957:Regal
2921:Maton
2808:Guild
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2750:Regal
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2620:Lutes
2567:Tokai
2542:Supro
2527:Sigma
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2345:Stagg
2244:Valco
2229:Tokai
2214:Stagg
2204:Sigma
2181:Penco
2156:Maton
2143:Klira
2100:Greco
2095:Godin
1964:Supro
1921:Robin
1898:Roman
1859:Lotus
1791:Hamer
1696:Burns
1681:Blade
1611:Sigma
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1510:Furch
1500:Dobro
1331:Dobro
1102:J-200
1060:335-S
1045:Sonex
990:GK-55
400:Valco
345:Dobro
258:brand
254:Dobro
241:Owner
214:Valco
170:Brand
115:JSTOR
101:books
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