Vintage guitar makers , catalogs, Ibanez, Imperial, Inspire, Ithaca Guitars


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I	made	info updated 18/8/2011
Ibanez	1932 to present	Founded in Nagoya, Japan by Matsujiro Hoshino as a book and stationery supply, retailing musical instruments from 1909. Started importing musical instruments in 1921. Son, Yoshitaro became president and instrument export started in 1927. They imported Salvador Ibanez guitars from Spain and purchased the brand in 1930s. Factories destroyed during WWII but manufacture began again in 1950s. Ibanez dating and serial numbers http://www.ibanezregister.com/history/history-dating.htm http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/reference/dating.htm http://www.noahjames.com/vintagepage/date.html http://www.edromanguitars.com/guitar/ibanez/date_iba.htm https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/Eguitar/ElectricSerialization.pdf Ibanez mandolin dating http://ibanezmandolin.com/ibanez-mandolin-articles/dating-ibanez-mandolins/ Ibanez Talman dating http://www.angelfire.com/md2/wrgaphardt/Talman_gallery.html/#TC530 Ibanez reference books at Amazon New "Untold History" of Ibanez guitars.(PRODUCT NEWS): An article from: Music Trades more http://www.jemsite.com/jem/other.htm http://www.mr-ibanez.com/ Mountain of Ibanez links http://www.oliver-pfaender.de/links.php http://guitar.wikia.com/wiki/Ibanez Watch out for fakes: http://www.ibanezrules.com/fakes.htm 70s pricelist http://www.noahjames.com/vintagepage/price.html Ibanez Talman Guide http://guitargeek.com/chat/showthread.php?s=&threadid=86420&goto=nextnewest Ibanez guitar catalogs Awesome set of Ibanez guitar catalog scans 1971 - 2005 http://www.ibanez.ru/info/index.php?catalog If above is not available this site appears to be a copy of the above http://s93105080.onlinehome.us/Ibanez-Catalogs/ Vintage Ibanez 60s http://www.sixties-ibanez.com/ 70s http://www.ibanez-vintage-page.de/ 1978 - 2002 http://www.ibanezrules.com/catalogs/index.htm 1982 - 1986 http://www.guitartechcraig.com/ibanez/catindx.html 1983-1985 http://audiozone.dk/cm/jackson-charvel-guitar-catalog-scans.php?cat=11 Ibanez iceman catalogs http://vintageibanez.tripod.com/iceman.html 1981 Ibanez Artwood acoustic catalog http://www.t-shiga.com/sub7-5-1.htm 1985 , 1986 Axstar catalogs http://extinguishedscholar.com/axstar.html 1988, 1990 Ibanez Artfield catalog scans Ibanez JEM catalog scans 1988-1998 http://www.jemsite.com/ibanez/catalogs/index.htm http://vintage.catalogs.free.fr/Index.htm 2007 Ibanez acoustic guitar catalog 2008 Ibanez acoustic guitar catalog 2008 Ibanezelectric guitars, bass and effects catalog Warning large file 32MB pdf Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Ibanez http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Ibanez+ Ibanez forums http://ibanez.com/forum/default.asp http://www.ibanezcollectors.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics Images acoustic courtesy of Spahghetti AAGH 2008, electric courtesy of nicovington 2008
Salvador Ibanez	1870s to 1930s	Salvador Ibanez (1854-1920) Valencia, Spain founder of the Ibanez Brand which was later purchased by Hoshino, Japan. Salvador Ibanez at Wikipedia Image Ballabio:
Iceni		At Iceni music, where we make the Zootbass, we have a staff of four individuals all specialised at what they're doing best. Mike Walsh Started this company 9 years ago.
Idol guitars		Idol catalogs http://guitar.webinjp.com/70guitar_catalog/idol.htm http://www.hollowbodybass.com/random/idol-guitars.htm
Illusion Guitars	1992 to present	Jeff Scott, electric guitars, Fallbrook, California, USA Illusion at myspace
Yuichi Imai	1971 - present	Imai guitars are/were made in Tokyo at least in 1983. [Source: Tom Rutledge Oct 2009] Image jsima:
Immortal		Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Immortal
Imperial	1963-1970	Imported to US by Imperial Accordion Company, Chicago, USA. Early guitars by Crucianelli, Italy then production switched to Japan. http://www.fetishguitars.com/index/crucianelli.html Images of 1967 Imperial acoustic (with Crucianelli label) Denmark Smugmug: Images ebay
Indiana Guitar Company	1990 to present	Division of SHS International. Supplying music retailers all over the world with new designs of guitars, amplifiers, banjos, mandolins, strings, cases and gig bags since 1990. Reviews available at Harmony Central
Indie Guitar Company	2002 to present	"Indie Guitars began in the UK 2003. We have private factories in South Korea. Serial Number on the Back of the headstock.. First number is Year and rest is production run. For instance I071684 = 2007 run number 1684." [Source and image courtesy of Keith Willis, Indie, email 29/9/2008 ] About Indie - Article by Keith Willis August 2007 Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Indie+Guitar+Company
Infeld	2003 to present	Guitars and basses by string maker Tomastik-Infeld of Vienna according to Vintage Guitar Price Guide
Infinox		Guitars by JTG, Nashville 1980s. [Source: Vintage Guitar Price Guide]
Inkyhollow	2008-	Custom painted guitars. Wales Made since "early 2008. I work mostly from home. Dating Inkyhollow Guitars Each guitar is very distinctive and photos of them all are on the website with at least the month in which it was finished in, so dating is very easy." [Source: Tom, Inkyhollow, email 1/6/2010]
Inspire		Hand crafted guitars from USA by Mark Tatum Dating Inspire guitars by serial number "Inspire Guitars Serial Numbers Scheme: Placement (Back of Head Stock) All Inspire Serial Numbers Start with: IG (Stands for Inspire Guitars) 08 (Year Manufactured. First Year for Inspire was 03) Number (1-4) This denotes model type: (1 Sonic, 2 Sonic Classic, 3 Tonic, 4 Tonic Classic) then Number (###) Sequential number of the build of the that model for that year. So 02 would mean second guitar of that year for that model. Example: IG08202 (would mean Inspire Guitars, 2008, Sonic Classic, Second Build for the year.) If PSM is on the neck. IG08202PSM It means the guitar is a private stock model. (Private Order) Which is obviously more valuable. All Sonic's have MT signature on back as well. Luthier's Initials." [Source: Inspire guitars, email 18/3/2008] Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Inspire
Instruments Lamour		see L for Lamour
Interdonati	1920s-1930s	Philip Interdonati worked in New York in the 1920s and '30s, building mostly flattop guitars. the earliest modern scalloped fingerboard on a steel-string guitar appeared on a Philip Interdonati. [Source: AC Guitar] http://www.geocities.com/classicguitars/History/Interdonatti.html
Intermark		Intermark guitars were made in Japan 1960s.
Inteso	1988 to present	Al Inteso, Mesa Arizona, USA
Nicholas P. Ioannou		Image Danzeff
Isana		Isana guitars made in Nauheim / Germany by Josef Sandner in the early 1950's http://www.fetishguitars.com/index/misc_de.html http://www.musikkeller.com/d/isana.html http://www.blackguitars.com/gallery.htm Elvis played an Isana http://www.scottymoore.net/ep58isana.html http://entertainment.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=634&Lot_No=22283 Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Isana Images 1950 Isana guitar ebay:
Italia guitars	1999 to present	Designed by Trevor Wilkinson, Made in Korea Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar/brand/Italia
Ithaca Stringed Instruments	1995 to present	"I began manufacturing guitars, mandolins and violins at The Ithaca Guitar Works in 1989. D.S. Hoffman and I split off to form Ithaca Stringed Instruments in 1995. D.S. left in 2000 and now lives in Spain building violins . With my son Jordan I still hand build approx 10 instruments per year. Earlier guitars are stamped with a model and date of manufacture on the faceplate just above the nut. After 2000, with a printed label with signature and date in the soundhole. Earlier Violins are stamped with a model and date at the end of the fingerboard. After 2000, with a printed label with signature and date in the f hole." [Source" Eric Aceto, Ithaca Stringed instruments, email 23/3/2008]
Ivanova		Ivanova Tsvanovskaya Tsvanova Factory in Russia Image of an Ivanova guitar with a Beatles stamp from 1983 eBay:
Ivanovski		Risto Ivanovski, Skopje, Macedonia As at 12 Feb the web site is down. If anyone knows of a new home page please let me know. Reviews http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Acoustic+Guitar/brand/Ivanovsky