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1894: Orville Gibson starts the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., building guitars and mandolins that incorporate the arched top and backs of violins.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MODERN GUITAR (A Thread):

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1833: Christian Frederick Martin, a German immigrant who mastered instrument and cabinet making in his native land, opens the C.F. Martin music shop in New York City, selling guitars, mandolins, brass instruments, and sheet music.

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1680: Possibly the most famous instrument maker of all time, Antonio Stradivarius, builds a "five-course" (5 paired strings) guitar, beginning to resemble a modern Spanish guitar.