Gibson



=**Gibson began in 1894 in his work shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan. With no formal training, Orville created a new style of guitar. With tops carved and arched like the top of the violin. His creations were so different that he was granted patent on his design. Most importantly it was more louder and more durable than contemporary fretted instruments. Soon people were asking him for more than he was able to make in his one man shop.**= =**On the strength of Orville Gibson ideas, five Kalamazoo businessmen made the Gibson Mandolin Guitar MFg. In 1935 Les paul made a guitar for gibson it ended up being one of the more popular ones. The Fender and the les paul are one of the most wildly used rock guitars. In 1952 gibson got annoyed about the Fender telecaster because they ended up being the new craze so they brang les paul into the company and he designed heaps of guitars for them which brang Fender and Gibson level pig rockers would go for the Gibson and the all rounders would go for the Fender. This is the Gibson website [|Gibson]**= This is a photo of Orville Gibson.