Epiphone was purchased by Gibson in 1957 from C.G. Conn. Built in Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1958-70, the Epiphone line was a quality, budget alternative to the Gibson models of the time. Solidbody models from the Kalamazoo period include the Crestwood, Dwight, Olympic, Wilshire, and Coronet--all featuring double cutaway mahogany bodies and 24 3/4"-scale rosewood-on-mahogany necks.



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