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Product type | Musical instruments |
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Owner | Music Link Corporation (c. 2010–) [1] |
Country | United States |
Introduced | 1930s [2] |
Discontinued | 1939 | ; then revived in 2007
Markets | Worldwide [3] |
Previous owners | Montgomery Ward (1930s) |
Registered as a trademark in | 12 April 2011 (latest), United States [1] |
Website | recordingking.com |
Recording King is a musical instruments brand currently owned by The Music Link Corporation, [1] based in Hayward, California, which also produces other musical instrument lines.
Range of products commercialised under the Recording King brand are acoustic and resonator guitars, and banjos. [4] Their guitars are designed in America, manufactured overseas and sold worldwide. [3] [5] [6]
Recording King started as a house brand for Montgomery Ward in the 1930s. [2] Guitarist John Fahey played a 1939 model. [7] [8] The original guitar was similar to the Gibson Advanced Jumbo, discontinued in 1939. [9] The brand was revived in 2007 by The Music Link in Hayward, CA. Current Recording King products use vintage designs and replicas of pre-World War II parts. [2]
Musicians who use Recording King guitars include Justin Townes Earle. [10]
REGISTERED 4/12/2011 / Serial Number: 85014031 / Filing Date: 4/14/2010 / Registration Number: 3946444 / Registration Date: 4/12/2011 / ... / Type Of Mark: TradeMark / ...
Originally a house brand in the 1930s for Montgomery Ward, Recording King acoustic guitars and banjos were developed in a period known as the Golden Age of musical craftsmanship. ... Building on this storied American tradition, our Recording King guitars, banjos and resonators carry on the legacy of these classic instruments using vintage designs and hand-assembled parts. ... Here in America, Recording King is a brand name with a lot of American heritage. ...