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DBX Sound |
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DBX Sound, guitars by which is
basically a guy named Dave Carness working out of San Francisco.
Image and info
Wood and
Wire Guitarshop
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DBZ Guitars |
2008 to
present |
Dean B Zelinsky guitars.
DBZ Guitars is an American guitar
manufacturer owned and operated by Dean B. Zelinsky, Jeff
Diamant of Diamond Amplification, along with partner Terry
Martin. DBZ Guitars was officially formed in 2008, and is
headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a USA custom shop
operations located in the Chicago, Illinois area overseen 100%
by CEO Dean Zelinsky, founder of the original Dean Guitars. Dean
parted ways with Dean Corporate in mid 2008. [Source:
wikipedia
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DBZ Guitar
catalog
2009 Guitar catalog
DBZ 2010 Product guide
Reviews are at Harmony Central
DBZ Guitar Forum |
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D'Celli
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1980- |
D'Celli guitar company. Lorenzo
D'Celli, was born in Connecticut in 1956, moved to Tucson,
Arizona in 1980 to start building guitars. Lorenzo concentrates
on new, innovative designs and unique tonal body configurations.
The top-of-the-line, D'Celli guitar is the incomparable "Radial
Acoustic", labor intensive to build, awesome to look at and has
its own unique tone signature. Other models include the
"Integrated acoustic", "Typhoon", "Stiletto", "Compound vee" and
the mini classic series. Finishes on all guitars are oil type,
believing this allows the wood to breathe for a more natural
sound. Highest quality electronics and hardware are incorporated
into these fine hand-made instruments. All guitars are custom
made to order. [Source:
D'Celli web] |
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Dean
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1978 to present |
Dean Zelinsky created the Dean
guitar in the attic of his Chicago home when he was just 18.
[Source:
Vintage Guitar Pro ]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Guitars
Dating Dean
guitars
https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/EGuitar/ElectricSerialization.pdf
http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/deanguit.htm
Dean Guitar Catalogs
2003 Dean Catalog
2004 Dean Retail Pricelist
2004 Dean Fall
models
2006 Dean New Products Catalog
2007-8 Dean Catalog
2008 Dean Catalog
2008 Dean Pricelist
2009 Dean catalog zip
2010 Dean catalog
zip
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Dean Forum
http://www.deanguitars.com/forum/
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Christopher Dean
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1985 to present |
"I
began making in 1978 but set up my own business in 1985 after
studying at London College of Furniture and working for Paul
Fischer.
My address is 23 Langston Priory Workshops , Station Rd, Kingham,
Oxfordshire, England.
The date and number are both on the label visible through
the soundhole."
[Source: Christopher Dean, email 16/7/2008 ]
Images courtesy
of Kent Guitar
Classics:
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Deane |
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Deane guitar by Colorado Music Co
1960s. This example of a fibreglass guitar from ebay. Was
a single man operation.
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Benoit de Bretagne |
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France |
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Deakon Roads
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Electric guitars,
Saskatoon, Canada
Images eBay:
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DeArmond Guitars
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1999-2004 |
DeArmond brand originally used on
pickups, effects and amps built by Rowe Industries. Brand used
for Korean guitars by Guild/ Fender.
http://www.adirondackguitar.com/fender/FenHist.htm
DeArmond models and
pricelist 2001 (internet archive)
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Dearstone |
1993 to present |
Ray Dearstone,
Blountville, Tennessee. |
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DeCava Guitars |
1984 to present |
Archtops,
classical, ukes, banjos and mandolins. Made in Stratford,
Connecticut, USA
"I
started manufacturing instruments in 1984. The majority of them
have the date written on the label along with the serial
number." [Source: Jim DeCava, email 2/4/2008]
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Decca
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mid 1960s |
Decca brand
instruments were
made in Japan (by Teisco) in 60s.
Distributed by Decca
Distributing Corp, New York, USA
http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag108/qanda108.html
http://www.robstudio.com/guitar/decca.html
http://www.junkguitars.com/pictures.html
http://www.vintaxe.com/guitars_japanese.htm
Decca examples
http://roroor.com/index_files/Page1907.htm
Decca guitars catalogs
http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_japanese_decca.htm
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images eBay
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Decibel |
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Decibel guitars are based in
Toronto, Canada
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Deerbridge |
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Deersbridge acoustic guitars are
made by Martin Wieland, Hersbruk, Germany
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Deering
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1975-
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Made since"
1975, Spring Valley, California U.S.A.
Dating Deering Banjos
The serial number. You can find this on the inside of the
resonator
or the inside of the rim.
The system has
changed over the years, but the year the banjo was made is the
last two digits before the last four. " [Source and images: David Bandrowski,
Deering Banjo Company email 25/10/2010] |
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Faoite Guitars |
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De Faoite Guitars - made in England by David White |
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Defiant |
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Defiant brand guitars were made by
Burns.
http://www.blackguitars.com/burnsdefiant.htm |
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Defil
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1960s-? |
Defil was a Polish guitar maker in
the 1960s. [Dolnoslasa Fabryka Instrumentow Lutniczych]
http://meatexz.com/cheesyguitars/guitars_poland.html
http://rock.webbuilder.hostbasket.com/page87115.htm
Images
Defil Aster made in Poland
eBay:
Images
Defil Camber
eBay:
Image Defil Malwa archtop eBay:
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Defurne Guitars |
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Gerard Defurne,
France |
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Dega |
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http://www.fetishguitars.com/index/dega.html
http://www.vintaxe.com/guitars_european.htm |
De Genarro
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2003 to present |
William DeGennaro makes acoustic,
archtop and semi acoustics in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA |
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De Gier
Guitars and Basses
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1996 to present |
Sander de Gier apprenticed with
Dutch luthier Robberts in 1995 and started his own shop at
Schiedam,
The Netherlandsn
in 1996.
Dating De
Gier Guitars and Basses
Older instruments have the
complete date on the back of the headstock (f.e. 26114 -
26th November 2004), newer instruments have the date written on
the heel of the neck.
I've included a picture of a custom
headstock (reverse) date-sign of a custom bass for an endorser. The date
and serial# are usually written on the heel of the neck."
[Source: Gerard Vink, De Gier Guitars & Basses email, 25/9/2008]
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De Gruchy
Guitars |
1978 to present |
Totally handcrafted instruments
by Luthier, Bryan de Gruchy, in his one-man workshop in the
Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
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Deimel |
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Deimel Guitarworks, Frank Deimel,
Berlin, Germany |
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Daniel de
Jong |
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Daniel de
Jong is a young Tasmanian luthier
building guitars in the traditional Spanish style
of Torres, Santos Hernandez and Jose Romanillos.
His guitars feature rosettes handmade by his uncle,
Robert De Jong |
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Imre de Jonge
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1978- |
Imre de Jonge hand-crafted
electric guitars & basses Ontario, Canada
Made since " 1978, Huntsville,
Ontario, Canada
Dating Imre de Jonge guitars
The serial no. contains model # or
letter, guitar #, and the date:m/d/y of the first finish coat.
Most info is currently available at my website" [Source: Imre de
Jonge, email 8/12/2012]
Image courtesy Ben van Dyk, Canada
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Joshia de Jonge |
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Joshia had the advantage of
learning from her father Sergei. Image from luthier web site.
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Sergei de
Jonge
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1972 to present |
Premium classical and steel string acoustics.
Originally made in Oshawa, Ontario and since 2004 in Chelsea,
Quebec, Canada
Images courtesy
of Classic Guitar:
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Manuel de
la Chica |
1911-1998 |
Manuel de la Chica was a Granada maker (1911-1998).
[Source:
Zavletas ]
Image
Danzeff:
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Ramon
Delclos |
1914- |
Ramon Delclos established his
workshop at Mendez Nuñez, Sevilla, Spain 1914. Flamenco and
classical guitars. After his death, his widow continued
selling guitars with the label Vda de Ramon Delclos.
[Source:
Zavaletas]
Image eBay;
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De La Haye |
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St Georges Drive, Pimlico, London
UK. Models include/d
Chrysanthemum, Lotus and Black Rose. The following info is from
wayback machine pages around 2001-2002.
Each one is hand-crafted by master
luthier Andy Manson who has been building fine guitars for over
25 years for the world's most discerning musicians.
De La
Haye Chrysanthenum Page 1 |
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De La Rue
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Dominique Delarue, France
Images courtesy of
Classic Guitar:
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Delgado |
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Candelario "Candelas" Delgado built his first
guitar at 14. Died in 1996.. The
Son Manuel continues the tradition.
Image 1958 Delgado ebay:
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De Lisle
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2008- |
De Lisle guitars, amplifiers and
effects pedals Zionsville, Indiana USA since 2008
Dating De Lisle Guitars
The serial number is located on a
paper label in the control cavity. The serial number will have
the following format:
The first four numbers represent the model, which in this case
is a de Lisle Standard. The six numbers that follow signify the
completion date (e.g., May 20th, 2008). The last number
corresponds to the total number of model units built. [Source:
De Lisle ] |
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Dell'Arte
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1997 to present |
Maccaferi style
guitars made by John Kinnaird and Alain Cola in San Diego, California, USA.
Images
Hope
Street Music Emporium:
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Michele Della
Giustina |
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Guitars from Italy |
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Del Oro
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Based on a discussion about cowboy
guitars [Source:
Cowboy Guitars (Book)
By Steve Evans, Ron Middlebrook, Roy Rogers]
It would appear that Del Oro was (like Old Kraftsman) a brand of
Spiegel and made by Kay in 1940/41
http://www.vintagecowboyguitars.com/makers_02.html
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Del Pilar |
1940s to 1990s |
The Del Pilars William Senior and
Junio are a Brooklyn, New York family of guitar makers.
See
New York Times.
Based on this article production
started in the 1940s and continues until at least 1993.
No more than 40 guitars produced a
year. Signed, numbered and dated by the luthier (on the
underside of the soundboard)
Image
Musurgia
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Del Rey |
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This Del Rey label guitar was on
ebay. ? linked to Tiesco which used the Tiesco Del Rey label in
USA. [Source:
Wikipedia]
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Dels |
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See L for Del
Langejans |
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Delta |
2005 to present |
Solid and acoustic guitars from
Musicians Wholesale, Nashville, USA |
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Delta
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In 1972 Judy Fink Beckmen and her
husband launched a wholesale music business, Beckmen Musical
Instruments, in Los Angeles. They sold everything from
guitar and band instruments to rhythm machines. The business
later became Roland Corp. U.S., an electronic musical instrument
company specializing in synthesizers and audio processing
devices. The couple built the company into one of the world’s
largest manufacturers and distributors of electronic musical
equipment.
In the company’s infancy, Beckmen
worked in every department, from bookkeeping to marketing. The
’80s spawned dramatic developments in electronic music, and she
found it exciting to be in the forefront of music technology.
The Beckmens sold the corporation in 1993. [Source:
University of Mary Washington]
Beckmen Musical Instrument Co Inc
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Delta
Resonators |
current |
Handbuilt
by John Alderson, Leicestershire, United
Kingdom |
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Del Vecchio |
1902 to present |
Casa Del Vecchio, Spanish
acoustics and resonators. Sao Paulo, Brazil
Del Vecchio at wikipedia
Images eBay:
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DeMarino |
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Ron DeMarino, New York. Linked
with John Lennon
http://www.thecanteen.com/ron.html
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Demers Guitars |
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Jeff Demers, Montreal, Canada
Demers Guitars at
myspace |
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Demian |
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Demian were made in Japan ? 1960s. A number
of references to violing style bass guitars with the brand are
available on web. Pictures are at
Violin Basses |
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Gary Demos
Guitars
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1992 to present |
Gary Demos
makes handcrafted guitars in Hilliard, Ohio USA.
"
I made my first instruments
in 1992. I write the date on my
label, as well as the underside of the sound board."
[Source and images courtesy of: Gary
Demos, email 21/8/2008 ]
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Denver |
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Denver brand acoustic guitar was
mentioned on
Vintaxe foum. Info needed.
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De Paule
Stringed Instruments |
1969-1980, 1993
to present |
C Andrew De
Paule, Eugene, Oregon
Image
ShopGoodwill - thanks
to James Noble of Columbia University for bringing it to
Jedistar
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Robert Desmond |
1991 to present |
Classical guitars Orlando, Florida
Image
Desmond:
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De Temple |
current |
Michel De Temple, handmade custom
electric guitars, custom pickups, custom bridges and saddles.
Sherman Oaks, California |
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Deubreuille Guitars |
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"I started to make guitars 25
years ago .
The dating on my instruments is
the number of the guitar on a generic way ex 001 or 0243
follow by the month and year of fabrication . ex 056 09 1996 .
The guitars I have made for famous people is always 33 . ex 33
06 2001
You can also find more info on my
web site ;
www.dubreuille-guitar.com
or myspace ;
www.myspace.com/philippedubreuilleguitars " [Source:
Philippe, email 6/4/2008] |
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Deusenberg |
1995 to
present |
Reviews are at Harmony Central
See Rockinger |
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Ethan
Deutsch
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1997 to present |
Ethan Deutsch makes Classical and
Flamenco guitars in Seattle Washington, USA. Ethan
performs as a flamenco guitarist under the name
Mario Amaya
"I started making guitars around
1972, and have only done so under my name, Ethan Deutsch. My
guitars generally have a label with the date written on it,
except in the case of some "seconds." I also generally sign and
date the underside of the soundboard, which would be viewable
with an inspection mirror only. I haven't used serial numbers."
[Source and images: Ethan Deutsch, email 11/3/2009]
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Lyle Devenport
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Made entirely by hand by Blaine,
Minnesota luthier Lyle Devenport. Based on examples seen on line
he makes steel string acoustics and archtops.
"A couple of years ago on a trip
to MN I purchased a Devenport classical guitar: CCK5 c.1982.
Cedar top, koa back and sides, cedar neck, all solid woods. I
contacted Lyle and by his records, it is one of his first
guitars (possibly #5?). At some point early in his career, he
began naming each guitar and most of them have original names
provided by his customers. He was not sure why mine didn't have
a name, however, he said his records were less complete in the
early days. While we were on the phone, he looked in his book
and estimated that he had made about 117 guitars by that time
(2008) and was not really producing much currently." [Source:
Mike Hathaway, email 10/62010]
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DeVine Guitars |
2002 to present |
DeVine Guitars
is luthier
Eric DeVine. Handcrafted
guitars and ukuleles made in
Lahaina, Maui,
USA.
Uses Kasha principles.
"The date is listed on the label
inside the guitar.:" [Eric DeVine, email 22/11/2008] |
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Deviser
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1991 to ? |
Founded by
Headway Guitars in 1991. [Source:
Guitars Japan ]
http://www.guitarsjapan.com/deviserinfopage.html
http://toguitars.com/gallery-japan/deviser-guitars.html
Here is the current list of
Deviser brands: [Source:
Guitars Japan]
- Headway
- Momose
- Bacchus
- Deviser special
specification
- STR - DSD (Deviser Special
Division) by Satoru Yatsuzuka
- EVO - DSD Team built
- Stun Rise - DSD by Kiyohito
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Devlin |
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Devlin Guitars is a Division of
SHS International
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Lester
DeVoe
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1975 to
present |
Nipomo, Central Coast,
California
Image 1999
Classic Guitar,
2004 Guitar
Centre Australia:
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Devon Bass |
1993 to
present |
Will need to contact
manufacturer per: "My instruments are handmade since 1993 and
don't have a conventional serial number system. I remember each
one individually and know when I made them." [Source: Devon,
email 22/3/2008]
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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