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When Hayshaker posted the story about the small Canadian company that builds Fury Guitars, I thought it might be interesting to post some history of some popular guitars. Who better to start with than Bob Taylor of Taylor guitar. This is an excerpt from Premier Guitar Magazine, link to the full article is pasted below
The history of Bob Taylor is truly a tale of innovation, patience, and success. It all started when Taylor decided to build guitars instead of attending college; he actually built three guitars before he graduated high school. In fact, the first guitar Taylor built in 1972 was a 12-string similar to an EKO Ranger 12-string. After graduation, Taylor went to work at the American Dream, which was a three-part guitar shop with a retail store, a workshop, and a repair center. In 1974, Taylor, along with fellow American Dream employees Kurt Listug and Steve Schemmer, bought the company and renamed it Westland Music Company. They also began branding their guitars “Taylor” in 1974. The rest of the 1970s was spent generating interest and establishing dealers for Taylor. By the 1980s, Taylor was well on its way and hasn’t looked back since.
Read more: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2009/Jul/Taylor_855.aspx#ixzz2OZJ8T1MO
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