اپیفون
Sign in to saveEpiphone () is an American musical instrument brand originally founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos in İzmir, Ottoman Empire, and moved to New York City in 1908. After taking over his father's business, Epaminondas Stathopoulos named the company "Epiphone" as a combination of his own nickname "Epi" and the suffix "-phone" (from Greek phon-, "voice") in 1928, the same year it began making guitars. From the 1930s through to the early 1950s, Epiphone produced a range of both acoustic and (later) electrified archtop guitars that rivalled those produced by Gibson and were the instruments of c
Key facts
- Company.name
- Epiphone
- Company.logo
- Epiphone guitars logo.svg
- Company.image
- Epiphone Casino VT noBG.jpg
- Company.image_size
- 150
- Company.image_caption
- An Epiphone Casino, one of the brand'sbest known models
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Gibson in 1957, becoming a brand
- Company.foundation
- in İzmir, Ottoman Empire
- Company.founder
- Anastasios Stathopoulos
- Company.location_city
- Queens, New York City, New York (1908–1957)Kalamazoo, Michigan (1957–1975)Nashville, Tennessee (1975–present)
- Company.location_country
- United States
- Company.key_people
- Jim Rosenberg (President)
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.industry
- Musical instruments
- Company.products
- Electric, acoustic, archtop & resonator guitars Basses Banjos Mandolins Ukuleles Amplifiers Effects units
- Company.parent
- Gibson Brands, Inc.
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