Orville Gibson

Orville Gibson
Gibson, pre-1910
Born
Orville H. Gibson

(1856-05-08)May 8, 1856
Chateaugay, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 1918(1918-08-19) (aged 62)
Ogdensburg, New York, U.S.
OccupationsLuthier, inventor, company founder

Orville H. Gibson (May 8, 1856 – August 19, 1918) was an American luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in 1902, makers of guitars, mandolins and other instruments.

His earliest known instrument was a 10-string mandolin-guitar, which bears the date 1894. Gibson's mandolins were "unlike any previous flatback instrument," according to music historian Paul Sparks. His company's manufacturing standards were very high, and his instruments heavily marketed.

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