Large Shop Guitar Builders
Back to History
The following information is intended to paint a broad overview of each of the listed builders. We are not including Martin and Gibson as they have been wonderfully and exhaustively covered by others. For the listed builders, there is much more information to be found from primary sources. This information is to help set the historical context of the instruments as we believe it helps to understand where the ideas came from as well as the Luthier’s artistic intent.
- A.C. Fairbanks
- Augustino and LoPrinzi Guitars
- Bacon and Day
- David Wren
- Epiphone
- Franklin Guitars – Nick Kukich
- Gretsch
- Guild
- Harmony
- Herman Carlson Levin
- Ibanez “Lawsuit” & Elger Guitars
- Jean Larrivée Guitars
- Mario Maccaferri
- Michael Gurian Guitars
- Selmer
- The Larson Brothers
- Vega, Fairbanks & Oliver Ditson