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 Post subject: 1940 Ibanez Acoustic Guitar Made in Japan
PostPosted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:58 am 
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Interesting guitar I recently discovered. This model 300 Ibanez is date stamped 40-3-12. Did you know Japan Ibanez guitars were being made before WWII started? Surprised me. This one is in amazing condition.

The Hoshino Gakki company began in 1908 as the musical instrument sales division of the Hoshino Shoten, a bookstore company. The Ibanez brand name dates back to 1929 when Hoshino Gakki began importing Salvador Ibáñez guitars from Spain. When the "Salvador Ibáñez" workshop was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War, the "Ibanez Salvador" guitars were no longer available, so Hoshino Gakki bought the "Ibanez Salvador" brand name rights and started making Spanish acoustic guitars in 1935, at first using the "Ibanez Salvador" brand name, and then later using the "Ibanez" brand name.[1]


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