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Fuzzyman
Posted 2008-02-21 7:46 AM (#53617)
Subject: Need help with ID


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Location: Maple Shade, NJ.
A friend of mine came up to me today to show me his old guitar, the tag inside says,........

Gibson-Montana
EM34C-TOB
A Kaman Music Product

Anybody know anything about these guitars?
Thanks,
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Paul Templeman
Posted 2008-02-21 7:55 AM (#53618 - in reply to #53617)
Subject: Re: Need help with ID


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Location: Scotland
Montana was a budget guitar line, I think of eastern european origin, imported by Kaman Music. I think they are now discontined. Gibson acoustics are currently manufactured at the old Flatiron mandolin factory in Montana. There was no connection between Gibson and Kaman on Kaman's Montana-branded guitars. Are you sure you read the label correctly?
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Beal
Posted 2008-02-21 9:38 AM (#53619 - in reply to #53617)
Subject: Re: Need help with ID



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Location: 6 String Ranch
Kaman did register and use the name Montana. They were lo-end imports, I thought from the orient but could have been anywhere. It was done on purpose because Gibson had the factory in Montana so Kaman registered the name and got it and used it on cheap spoo, Just to piss off henry. It was a little bit of pay back.

As far as the guitar you're talking about, the name Gibson shouldn't be on it anywhere.
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-02-21 2:29 PM (#53620 - in reply to #53617)
Subject: Re: Need help with ID


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I bought one of these that says "Monterey" on the headstock in the same font as the ones that say Montana. It also said a Kaman Music Product on the label. It was the best sounding and playing $100 guitar in the store.
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Beal
Posted 2008-02-21 2:32 PM (#53621 - in reply to #53617)
Subject: Re: Need help with ID



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I think Monterey was an earlier incarnation.
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