-- The man who made Kalamazoo famous for its stringed instruments remains an enigma. But it's certain that Orville H. Gibson wasn't just an eccentric perfectionist carving mandolins in his shop.

This gallery revisits the day Bill Monroe's shattered 1923 Gibson F-5 came back to life at Gibson's Nashville plant after three months of repairs.

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This mandolin was made by the Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1922. It is an A-4 model, serial number 69625. This mandolin has a wooden body with 8 strings, inlaid design around sound hole and at top ...

Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories about Kalamazoo's guitar-making heritage. Go here to read the full series. KALAMAZOO, MI -- Most guitar aficionados and Kalamazoo residents know the ...

I have been a Gibson Guitar devotee and collector and, as an artist, had my own guitar line through Epiphone guitars, a Gibson owned guitar company, for several years. But first some important ...

Mike Black, a Lawrence custom builder of mandolins, poses in his shop with an A-style mandolin similar to ones made by the famous Gibson mandolin builder Lloyd Loar. The staged photo is similar to one ...