Month: March 2020

Shiro guitars, copies of Les Paul guitars, and some original shapes, were produced from 1970-1982. Shiro guitar dating reference Find

Regal guitars, the Regal Musical Instrument Company, started in 1908 in Chicago, and became one of the world’s largest instrument

Not a lot of information only that possibly made from 1927 till present. National guitar dating reference Find National guitars

Morris guitars started in 1967, made in Japan by Terada Musical Instrument Co., and in association with HS Anderson. Morris

Larrivée guitars, considered a higher end guitar, was started by Jean Larrivee in 1968 and are made in Vancouver Canada,

Kawai guitars started by Koichi Kawai in 1927 under the name of Kawai Musical Instrument Research Laboratory in Hamamatsu, Japan.

Kalamazoo guitars produced by Gibson, a budget brand and included (from 1933 – 42) archtops, lap steels, banjos and mandolins

Jolana guitars started in in Czechoslovakia in the 1950’s and is now owned by NBE Corp in the Czech Republic.