В историческом заводе в Каламазуо продолжается столетняя традиция ручного производства гитар

Amazing America 250: 100 years of hands-on guitar crafting at historic Kalamazoo factory KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Much like the old factory at 225 Parsons Street, the guitar-making process at Heritage Guitar hasn’t changed much since the early 1900’s. The factory was previously home to Gibson Guitar in Kalamazoo’s northside from 1917-1984. The Kalamazoo-founded company grew rapidly during its decades on Parsons Street, before eventually moving operations to a manufacturing plant in Nashville, Tenn. - One year after Ozzy miracle rescue: A West Michigan guide to helping any animal in need Gibson executive Jim Deurloo and others stayed behind, banding together, and strumming up a plan for a new company on a placemat at a local restaurant. “This is arguably one of the most famous guitar building locations in the world,” Pete Farmer, Heritage master builder, said. Heritage was officially founded in the same factory that was once home to Gibson in 1985, just a year after Gibson’s move to the Music City. Today, dozens of Heritage employees, including Deurloo, shape, sand, paint, and assemble each instrument mostly by hand. “These guitars are function, but they're also art,” Farmer said, “you'll be impressed when you see the people on the floor, they're all working with their hands, every single person.” Heritage makes both custom and standard guitars for musicians across the globe, and its an extreme attention to detail that’s kept guitar making on Parsons street for over a century.