A bit of Gibson's history

A bit of Gibson's history

Gibson Brands Inc. Is an american manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments and consumer and professional electronics, was founded in 1902 by Orville Gibson  in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1944 Gibson was bought by Chicago Musical Instruments which was acquired In 1969 by panama-based conglomerate.
Gibson sells guitars under a variety of brand names and builds one of the world's most iconic guitars, the Gibson Les Paul.
Gibson was owned by the Norlin corporation from 1969 to 1986. In 1986, the Company was acquired by the present owners. Gibson is a privately held corporation owned by its chief executive officer Henry Juszkiewicz and its president David H. Berryman.
in addition to guitars, Gibson offers consumer electronics through its subsidiaries Gibson Innovations (Philips Brand), TEAC Corporation (Teac and Esoteric Brands), Onkyo Corporation (Onkyo and Pioneer Brands), Cerwin Vega and Stanton, as well as profesional audio equipment from KRK Systems also pianos from their wholly owned subsidiary Baldwin Piano and music software from Cakewalk.

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