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Oahu
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- 1985 |
The Oahu Publishing Company
(Cleveland, Ohio) was established by Harry G Stanley,
and one of their aims was to wholesale guitars to schools.
Electric steel guitars and amps were made by Oahu with Harmony, Valco and Rickenbacker also producing guitars for Oahu. The
Company closed in 1985. [Source:
The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians By
Lorene Ruymar ]
Note some Oahu
guitars are date stamped inside - see example from eBay.
http://www.rfcharle.com/HTML/PhotosInstruments/OahuCarre.html
http://www.guitarseminars.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/013344.html
http://www.centervillemusic.com/history.html
http://guitars.net/elarcgal.htm
http://ushigomepan.cool.ne.jp/teiscotone/gallery.html
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Image courtesy
of Lowell Levinger ,
Players Vintage Instruments
see
Valco
Oahu Prince made by Jackson Guldan
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Oakwood |
? since 1979 |
Oakwood Instruments.
Based in Leeds, West Yorkshire making hand-crafted instruments. Oakwood is Martyn Banks and Gordon
Hewson.
Luthier directory article |
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Oasis |
1970s-1980s |
Oasis guitars were made by Gary
Cooper Oasis Guitars was located in Sacramento,CA. Gary Cooper
was the luthier, formerly from Alembic and the Grateful Dead.
His partner was Louis Armstrong. 1970s [Source:
Guitarsite]
Gary died 2001.
Example photos and info at Guitar Garage
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Maverick Music
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Fritz Ober
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current |
Munich, Germany.
Classical guitars
Image:
Guitar Salon
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Oberg Guitars |
1995 to present |
Made since"
1995, in my shop in
San Marcos, California.
Dating Oberg
guitars
Every label has the year that instrument was built
written on it."
[Source: Peter Oberg, email, 23/7/2008]
Image courtesy
of Peter Oberg:
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Josef
Obrecht |
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Josef Obrecht Guitars including
harp guitars. At least one example on web was dated 1936. Made
in Vienna.
Image eBay
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O'Brien |
1997 to present |
Robert O'Brien makes guitars.
Initially in Brazil, now in Parker, Colorado USA |
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Ocampos |
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Milton Ocampo, luthier, Cebu, The Philipines.
An owner's story
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Ochoteco Guitars |
1984 to present |
According to
Vintage Guitar Price Guide Gabriel Ochoteco started building guitars in 1979 in
Germany until 1984, he then moved to Australia. Formerly
Gabriel's Guitar Workshop.
Made since "1984.
Workshop is at 115 Gotha St, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, 4006, Australia.
Dating Ochoteco guitars
Acoustic necks block have stamped
serial numbers with -model, consecutive number, year made."
[Source and photos courtesy of: Gabriel Ochoteco, email
24/8/2008]
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October Guitars |
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October Handmade guitars, Savage,
Maryland, USA
myspace
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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ODE
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1961-1966 |
1961 ODE Banjo company founded by
Charles Ogsbury in Boulder, Colorado. 1966 The Baldwin piano
company, which was trying to expand into other realms of the
instrument business, purchased ODE, including all fixtures,
leftover parts, tooling, and the services of the ODE craftsmen
who cared to relocate to Nashville. In 1971 Five years to the
day after the restraint of trade provision was executed, Charles
Ogsbury opened the OME banjo company, also in Colorado.
see OME. [Source:
Whitreeaz ]
Dating ODE banjos
http://www.whitetreeaz.com/vintage/genbanjo.htm
Ode catalogs
http://www.omebanjos.com/odeinstruments.html
Images of ODE bass guitar eBay.
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Tim O'Dea |
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Corindi Beach
NSW Australia |
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Odessa
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1981-1990s |
Budget line imported to USA by
Davitt & Hanser (BC Rich) [Source: Vintage Guitar Price Guide
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Odin
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Odin guitar. Example found on ebay
of a classical guitar, reportedly made in Germany 1930.
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Odyssey
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1977-80s |
Odyssey guitars by Canadian
luthier Attila Balogh Made in Canada 1977-80s.
Odyssey Guitars was a Vancouver
based company started in 1977 by Ken Lindemere , Joe Sallay, and
Attila Balogh. Joe andKen had a retail music store in Vancouver
and Attila ran a small guitar repair shop. [Source:
Toonz]
"Atilla Balog , Odyssey Guitars
from British Columbia. He also had Atilla I think. 1980's. He
passed away.
Nice guitars , neck through, brass
nut & bridges.
Here is a Guitars Canda thread with some info & pictures.
[Source: Ben, Canada email 23/5/2011]
Dating Odyssey guitars
from this photo you can see that
the first two digits of the serial number of the reverse side of
the headstock are the year of manufacture.
Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images eBay:
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Ogisu |
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Ogisu guitars. Made in Japan
[Source and image:
Ushigomepan]
http://ushigomepan.cool.ne.jp/teiscotone/gallery.html
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O'Hagan
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1979-1983 |
After giving up the guitar import business
(Grande branded Yamaki guitars), produced handmade electric
guitars in USA for 4 years only. Less than 3,000 produced. The
basic scheme for dating O'Hagan guitars is year/month/#
of guitar that month. [Source
Vintage Guitar ]
O’Hagan guitar examples
Shark
http://www.myrareguitars.com/eohaganshark2.html
Nightwatch
http://www.premierguitar.com/education/200609_educationcenter_guitartreasure.asp
O’Hagan catalog
http://www.vintaxe.com/catalogs_american_ohagan.htm
Reviews are at
Harmony Central
Images O'Hagan
Shark eBay:
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Ohio |
1959-1965 |
Electric guitars and basses made
by France's Jacobacci. [Source: Vintage Guitar Price Guide] |
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Ohio Valley |
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Old Ghost Guitars |
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Steve Sylvester
studied at Roberto-Venn in 1994 then
did repairs at the Arizona Guitar Shack and Music
Brokers, both in Phoenix, AZ. Now building
custom custom electric guitars.
[Source:
Roberto-Venn ]
Hillsboro, Oregon,
USA |
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Old Hickory
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Mandolins, USA or cheap Chinese?
Possibly same name used by different manufacturers - can anyone
help?
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Gerhard Oldiges |
current |
Gerhard J Oldiges, Marburg
Image
Kent Guitar Classics:
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Old Ghost |
current at 2010 |
Each Old Ghost guitar is
handcrafted by a single luthier in Hillsboro, Oregon USA |
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Old Hickory |
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Mandolins with Nashville Tennessee
on the headstock - but made in China. |
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Old Kraftsmen
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1930s-60s |
Brand of the Spiegel mail order
company. Most were made by Kay. Gibson made some from 1936 to
1937. [Source: Gruhn's
Guide To Vintage Guitars
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Reviews are at Harmony Central
Images
Folkway Music and eBay:
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Old Moon Guitars |
Late 1990s to
present |
Old Moon
Guitars have been produced by Ray Redniss since the late 1990s |
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Old School Guitars |
2005 to present |
Old School Guitars are hand made
in Canada -
no CNC necks!
"I
started making under the name of Old School three years ago. I
operate from my home and workshop. My necks are serialed and,
as of yet, there is no way to date the numbers unless the owner
gets in touch with me. Your mail has prompted me to change this
to a dating system.
I have been a musician for thirty some years and a woodworker
for most of that also. There was a 10 year stint as an antiques
dealer in the first while. It was the quality of the old style
construction techniques that really got me building furniture.
I saw that all the old pieces were built using certain methods
of joinery and applied same to my constructions. There is a
reason they last for hundreds of years.
I still have all my fingers, but because of arthritis they don't
work quite as well as they used to.
I am now switching to making complete guitars. I do not have a
set logo. I must stress that at this point of my life my
woodworking has become more of a hobby rather than a living. I
did it for a living for a long time and, for all intents, am now
retired." [Source: Warren Biro,
Old School Guitars, email 19/9/2008 ] |
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Michael J O'Leary
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Made in
Milford, Carlow,
Ireland
Images courtesy
of Classic Guitar:
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Olivewood guitars |
2001 to present |
"I
first started producing my parlour guitars in 2001, I have a
small workshop here in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Dating Olivewood guitars
The date of the
guitars is on the label visible through the soundhole. I only
make 12 fret parlour guitars so typically the identifying
numbers would be for example..... May 2007....... 0012/32 The
00 relates to the medium size body and 12 frets to the body,
followed by the guitar number 32. If the guitar were to be a
smaller body the code would be 012/. The label is also initialed
by me."
[Source: Malcom Weaver, Olivewood Guitars, email 12/7/2008 ]
Image courtesy of Malcolm Weaver:
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OLP
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current |
OLP =
Officially Licensed Product.
Officially
licensed copies of upper end machines.
See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLP_Guitars
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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Olson (James A)
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1977 to present |
James A Olson,
handmade
guitars since 1977 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Dating and identifying Olson guitars
eHow
http://www.olsonguitars.com/faq.html#serial
Reviews are at Harmony Central
First Images courtesy of
Sterling Guitars:
2002 neck block date image eBay:
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Olympia
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Olympia is Tacoma’s main import
budget line. Some are made in Indonesia.
Olympia Price
lists
2005
Winter Olympia pricelist
2005 Summer
Olympia pricelist
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Simen Omang |
2005- |
Workshop in Oslo, Norway, since
2005. "Guitarreria-Oslo"
Dating Simen Omang guitars
Dating of my guitars can be found
handwritten both on label and under top.
For further detail contact me directly." [Source: Simen Omang,
email 28/1/2010]
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Ome |
1971 to present |
In 1971 Charles Ogsbury opened the
OME banjo company, in Boulder, Colorado. Prior to this he had
made ODE banjos.
Dating Ome
Banjos
http://www.omebanjos.com/omeinstruments.html
Reviews are at Harmony Central
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Omega |
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Images Omega electric guitar ebay:
? 1970s
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Omega
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1996 to present |
Every guitar that I build has the
date of the beginning of its construction and the model along
with my signature inside the top of the guitar in the lower bout.
It can be easily viewed using a small exam mirror through the
soundhole.
I did use a date oriented serial number system for a number of
years in the late 90s, but returned to a sequential
numbering system after a while, but even those date marked
pieces had the typical signature and date inside the top.
[Source: Kevin Gallagher/Omega Guitars, email 21/3/2008]
About Omega from 2002 Internet
Archive
Omega model basics 2002
Reviews are at Harmony Central |
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