The Chicago Musical Instrument company (CMI), which ownedĮpiphone in 1957. The Stathopoulo family regained control again in 1955, but This was done partially as a 'strike break' move,Īs New York Epiphone workers were in conflict with the Stathopoulioįamily. Now most guitar production went to Philidelphia (although the labels Conn Company's (a band instrument manufacturer) Epiphone was the only banjo company to successfully In the 1930's, the company changed its emphasis In 1928 the name wasĬhanged to 'Epiphone' after Epi Stathopoulo, president of the company and Time made mostly high quality and fancy banjos.

Olympic, Olympic Double, Olympic 3/4 electric solidbodiesĮpiphone was a family business established in 1873 as 'the House of.

Crestwood, Crestwood Custom electric solidbody.

Solidbody (Gibson-made) Electric Guitar Models:

FT Deluxe and FT210 Deluxe cutaway flattop.

Granada, Granada Cutaway electric archtop (thinline).

Caiola, Caiola Custom, Caiola Standard electric archtops (thinline).

Professional electric archtop (thinline).

Sheraton electric archtop (semi-hollow).

Thinline (Gibson-made) Hollowbody Guitar Models:

Deluxe, Deluxe Regent, Zephyr Deluxe, Zephyr Deluxe Regent (and Empire) archtops.

Emperor, Emperor Regent, Zephyr Emperor Regent archtops.

Model Types, Construction, CollectibilityĪrchtop (full depth) Hollowbody Guitar Models.

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