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Epiphone acoustic guitars were ultimately fictitious by a company founded in 1837 by a man named Anastasios Stathopoulo. A Greek timber merchant’s son who was not to tread in his father’s footsteps. He rather crafted musical instruments such as violins, lutes, and the lioutos, a traditionalisti Greek instrument. His creations were to at long last bear his name, A. Stathopoulo. In 1917 the company came to be known as The House Of Stathopoulo. Its name was changed by Epimanonodas Stathopoulo, or Epi, as he was known, the son of Anastasios. By that time he had been in charge of the company for two years due to his father’s death. He was just 22. After the end of World War One when Epi realized that the mainstay of his company, the mandolin, did not have the popularity it once had he made the decision that the company was to fabricate banjos for the original time. This adaption of his product line was prompted by the growing popularity of the banjo and the need to alter with the times. He conservatively ensured that the high quality of workmanship that the company was brought up for would proceed in the create of the new product line. The name Epiphone became officially registered in 1924. Epimanondas, who was now president in addition to frequent manager, united his nickname Epi and phone, the Greek word for sound, to give the company a name reflected the change in it is identity. The recorder series of guitars were the firstborn ones Epiphone manufactured. The guitars were not too popular. 1928 was the primary year they were produced. Sales were not strong because the guitars were thought to lack volume, be overly ornate, and not huge sufficient in size. Another necessary factor for sales of the series that was badly missing out was celebrity endorsement. Three years later, in 1931, the new archtop guitars, in contrast, became very popular. The earlier flaws were not a factor as the guitars did not lack celebrity endorsements, were made larger, and had volume desired. The switch from banjos to the devising of guitars happened at just the right moment in time as the banjo’s popularity started to decline. Thus Epiphone was capable to escape the fate of the majority of the other banjo manufacturers. This was thanks to Epimanondas Stathopoulo and the keen business sense he possessed. In fact it was one of just a few banjo constructing firms to make the transition with great success to guitars. Epiphone acoustic guitars made from 1937 to 1956 are among the most desirable of instruments to today’s collectors. They are considered to be amidst the most eminent quality vintage archtop guitars of factory give rise to ever made. Among these most desired of collector’s the guitars that are the most coveted are the professional class models that the reputation of the company was built on. |
