Vintage Guitar Manufacturers & Distributors

Dobro, which also made guitars under Norwood Chimes, Broman, Angelus, Montgomery Ward, Penetro, Hound Dog, DB Original, and Replica 66

Cort guitars, based in North Brook, Illinois, distributes guitars made in Korea. Jack Westheimer set up business connections with Japanese

Martin guitars started in 1833 by Christian Frederick Martin in Hudson St, New York. In 1839 Martin moved to Nazareth,

Burns guitars started in the late 1950s by Jim Burns. In 1965 Baldwin Organ Co bought the company and sold

Breedlove guitars are made in Bend, Oregon, and instruments built from early 1999 and on will have a four digit

Avalon guitars, originally Lowden Guitars from 1988 until about 2002/3, changed to Avalon Guitars a brand of Stadlmair, New York

Astro guitars were made in USA in the 1930s by Harmony. Astro guitar dating reference Find Astro guitars on eBay

Aria Guitars was founded in Nagoya, Japan in 1956 by Shiro Arai (Aria astarted in 1958) and began importing guitars