tgaume Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Pick up this article from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle."Executives at Wednesday’s ceremony said they plan to more than double the manufacturing space inside Bozeman’s acoustic facility. They also plan to build a custom shop and showroom, which will “celebrate the history and legendary quality of Gibson’s handcrafted acoustic guitars.”" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Quite cool! Good to learn some good news about Gibson Montana! QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Just maintain excellent Quality Control... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Sounds better news than going bust! I hope they get a Custom Shop where you can ‘custom wheels’. Not just different paint. Eg.....LG2 with 1 3/4” nut and ‘35 style vintage V neck all in custom gloss black with a few abalone inlays......😐 And the custom L-00 in same clothes to match! Ha - the BluesKing777 model L-00 and LG2..... BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 As the article points out the expansion is being undertaken with an eye towards increasing production to meet the rising demand created by the pandemic. Sales of Fenders increased by something like 17%. They were able to do this because although the factories had shut down Fender distribution centers were still filled with guitars which they took the unusual step of selling direct to customers. But Bozeman turns out only a fraction of the number of guitars that say Martin or Taylor does. Oddly despite all of the decades Gibson had been in the business of making guitars, they did not have a separate custom department until 1960. That year Kalamazoo increased the plant size moving white wood work and finishing among other departments to a new building. They then established a custom shop on the third floor of the Parson Street Plant. At the time the CS did not issue special or limited runs but built guitars requested by individual customers and all of their highest dollar instruments such as the J200 and Super 400. It was run by a general foreman who had other foreman in charge of woodshop body building, finishing and such under him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, BluesKing777 said: Sounds better news than going bust! I hope they get a Custom Shop where you can ‘custom wheels’. Not just different paint. Eg.....LG2 with 1 3/4” nut and ‘35 style vintage V neck all in custom gloss black with a few abalone inlays......😐 And the custom L-00 in same clothes to match! Ha - the BluesKing777 model L-00 and LG2..... BluesKing777. Bozeman has always had the ability to do this and they have. But Bozeman has its own ideas as to what sounds best and is most user friendly in terms of neck carves and what have you. And I am not sure how much of a market there would be for a Blues King L1 Tribute with H bracing. Then again, you make 50 Trojans or J35's with non-scalloped bracing and tone bars and toss in a terrified red spruce top and I might well be first in line to get one. Edited March 5, 2021 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I love hearing this..I just hope that the quality does not suffer and I hop they will start tours on a regular basis..I would love to fly out to Bozeman. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hall Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Good news. Think I'll apply for a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Unless they hire people who have already worked at a facility that makes guitars, how long is it going to take to train them before their work is quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I guess the question is what direction will Bozeman take. I gather that one-third of the guitars coming out of Bozeman are already CS instruments. Will the addition be simply about producing more team built guitars or take a different path, Maybe result in high dollar options other than body wood and bling such as a hand varnished finish or a return to the day when they produced CS models which included not only team built guitars but those associated with a single builder whether it be Ren or a John Walker, Kevin Kopp, or Jim Triggs. The mind wobbles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) Not sure, but one thing they will do is make whatever will make them money, and none of you guys will be asked for your opinion on what you would like to see. Some employed by Gibson will have an input I'm sure. And if you want a custom built guitar they will probably do it for a nice fee. Edited March 6, 2021 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Not sure, but one thing they will do is make whatever will make them money, and none of you guys will be asked for your opinion on what you would like to see. Some employed by Gibson will have an input I'm sure. And if you want a custom built guitar they will probably do it for a nice fee. If it keeps them out of bankruptcy and in business, what me worry. At least this time their expansion has to do with building guitars and not other non-related businesses like before, which caused their prior BK 11, leading to their new owners. Sounds like they're investing in expanding their core business this time. A smart move! QM aka "Jazzman" Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I found out about the expansion last year at this time. Just when things were closing. They had to stop everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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