Epiphone

Epiphone () 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

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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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Instance of: brand
Country: United States
Headquarters: Nashville
Owned by: Gibson Brands
Parent organization: Gibson Brands
Official website: www.epiphone.com/en-US
Image: Epiphone Casino VT.jpg

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Commons category: Epiphone
Commons gallery: Epiphone
inception: 1873-00-00
product or material produced: bass guitar
social media followers: 100000

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Epiphone – firma produkująca sprzęt gitarowy na bazie Gibsona, będąca również częścią tej firmy. Najbardziej znana z modelu Epiphone Casino używanego przez gitarzystów zespołu The Beatles. Firma Epiphone, oprócz gitar produkowała przed II wojną światową takie instrumenty jak banjo, lecz po zakończeniu wojny zaniechała dalszej produkcji.Firma została założona przez Greka (stąd nazwa Epi – skrót od imienia oraz phone – po grecku dźwięk) w 1915 roku. Firma do dziś produkuje gitary elektryczne, basowe elektryczne i akustyczne, jednymi ze znanych użytkowników gitar tej marki są Zakk Wylde, Tony Iommi, Matt Heafy, , Robert Flynn i Jeff Waters .

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