Orville Gibson was an actor ... and there’s the lute that was famous on his early labels… there’s the harp guitars, there’s ...
The first Gibson instruments, mandolins designed as an after-work hobby by company namesake Orville Gibson, date back to 1894. Headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitars, now one of ...
In 1902, Orville sold out to a group of five businessmen who formed the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company. Orville ...