Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era: 1948-1966
Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era is a long overdue book that covers the world's greatest period of guitar manufacturing. As CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966, Ted McCarty presided over the production of nearly one million instruments and amplifiers. 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standards, Flying Vs, Explorers, and ES-335s are considered to be some of the most valuable fretted instruments in the world. This book is Ted McCarty's first and only complete biography, and a book that gives...
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Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era is a long overdue book that covers the world's greatest period of guitar manufacturing. As CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966, Ted McCarty presided over the production of nearly one million instruments and amplifiers. 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standards, Flying Vs, Explorers, and ES-335s are considered to be some of the most valuable fretted instruments in the world. This book is Ted McCarty's first and only complete biography, and a book that gives us a glimpse into a golden era of his factory and his loyal employees who made some of the world's most desirable guitars. It features over 100 photographs, some from Ted's personal archives and never before published. "Ted McCarty was the architect of a Golden period in Gibson's history. During his 18-year tenure, he helped to reestablish the company's historic leadership in the industry through a number of musical innovations that still resonate today." Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry E. Juszkiewicz
Foreword VIIIntroduction IXThe Ted McCarty BiographyThe Gibson Story 1894 - 1948 1Ted McCarty - The School Years - 1909 - 1928 3Ted McCarty - The University of Cincinnati - 1928 - 1933 6Ted McCarty and Elinor Bauer 10Ted McCarty-Wurlitzer - 1936 - 1947 11Ted McCarty - Wurlitzer to Gibson - 1948 18The Gibson Years - The Turnaround - 1948 20The Gibson Years - Getting to Work - 1950 23The Gibson Years - Working With The Union 33The Gibson Years - Lowrey Organ 35The Gibson Years - North Kalamazoo Race Riots 36The Gibson Years - Berlin Industrial Fair 38The Gibson Years - National and Local Leadership 38The Gibson Years - Leo Fender 39The Gibson Years - C. Frederick Martin III & Others 41The Gibson Years - The 1950s with Susan McCarty Davis 42Bigsby Accessories - 1965 46Why McCarty Quit Gibson - 1966 47M. H. Berlin 50The Bigsby Years - 1966 - 1999 52The Paul Reed Smith Years - 1986 - 2001 55The Heritage Guitar Company 58The Rock Walk Of Fame 59Remembering Ted McCarty 60Ted McCarty in Obituaries 62McCarty Golden Era InstrumentsIntroduction to Section II 67Comparing Stradivari & McCarty Instruments 69The Les Paul Model 74The Humbucking Pickup 85Epiphone 89The ES-335 105The Flying V and Explorer 106The SG 109The Firebird 110The Johnny Smith Model 113The Everly Brothers Model and others flat tops 115The ES-175 and other archtops 116Gibson Mandolins and Banjos 116The Gibson Bass Guitar 117The Tune-O-Matic Bridge 119The Electric Uke 119Gibson Amplifiers 121The Clavioline 128The World's Greatest Guitar Factory225 Parsons Street Introduction 129The Daylight Plant 130The 1950 Expansion 132Eleanor Street 144The 1960 Expansion 144Plant II and Plant III 146The 1965 Plant Expansion 147The 1966 Downward Slide 148The People of Gibson / People Make the CompanyIntroduction 154Gibson's People 155Employee Interviews 159Helen Charkowski (1941-1968) 159Clara Van Noorloos (1943-1980) 163Harriet Johnston (1944-1979) 163James Hanchett (1945-1976) 164Neal Walton (1947-1984) 165Joyce Shelven (1952-1969) 168Mary Lou Hoogenboom (1953-1984) 174Wilbur Fuller (1954-1980) 176Maxine Vette (1955-1970) 208Vi Bradford (1952 - 1982) 209Marv Lamb (1956 - 1984) 212Ron Alters (1956-1980) 222Huber Hill (1957-1984) 230J.P Moats (1957-1984) 230Jim Dcurloo (1958-1969, 1974-1984) 257Merrill 'Mac' McConackie (1958-1975) 263Hubie Friar (1959-1984) 265Bob Knowlton (1959-1984) 270Jacqueline Fergusson Friar (1961-1984) 270Other Employee Histories 274Garrett Bos (1919-1965+) 287Kathryn Harris (1920-1971) 287John Huis (1926-1965) 287Cornelius (Case) Triezenberg (1926-1973) 289Ernest Kuhn (1626-1965+) 289Sylvia Howard (1927-1973) 289Leonard Shedore (1928-1972) 290Harlan Clair (1928-1973) 291Ed Rosenberger (1928-1966+) 291Walter Fuller (1933-1968) 291John Klien (1933-1966+) 291Basil Raynes (1933-1966+) 291Julius Bellson (1935-1973) 292George Comee (1936-1975) 292Larry Allers (1937-1972) 293Wilbur Marker (1938-56) 297Gerald Bergeon (1930-1960s) 297Gerald M. Woodworth (1938-1960s) 298Seth Lover (1941-1967) 298James Collins (1941-1966+) 298Rollo Werner (1942-1973) 298Irene Marble (1942-1966+) 299Bernice Penhollow (1942-1966+) 299Hartford Snider (1943-1974) 299Jacob Doorenbos (1943-1966+) 300R.L. Kingsley (1943-1966+) 300Clarence Coleman (1944-1964) 300Carleton Pease (1944-1974) 300George Mercia (1944-1973) 301Bertha Bushell (1944-1967) 301Mary Belle Smith (1944-1966) 301Elizabeth Ferens (1946-1975+) 302Robert Powers (1946-1976+) 302Paul Vallier (1948-1966+) 303Rem Wall (1948-1973+) 303Ward Arbanas (1953-1969) 304The McCarty Legacy and Second Golden Era1985 and the Second Golden Era 305The McCarty Legacy - Introduction 307An Interview with Tom Wheeler 309An Interview with Jerry Ash 313An Interview with Gene Kornblum 317An Interview with Paul Reed Smith 318Conclusion 324Your Guitar 327Acknowledgements 329Bibliography 330Credits 336Index 337About the Author 342
