Gibson’s lack of record keeping and their vague ledgers made getting to the truth difficult. His interest in its provenance was piqued when he found that the company had stated repeatedly that it did not produce guitars during the war, but had retooled to manufacture wooden toys and airplane parts.
Thomas owns a treasured Banner Jumbo, manufactured by Gibson during those years. Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women & Gibson’s ‘Banner’ Guitars of WWII by law professor and avid Banner Gibson guitar lover John Thomas is the tale of his search for answers about the unique qualities of the models made during that brief window of time, and for explanations of the rich sound that sets those instruments apart from the rest of Gibson’s line. In the spirit of Rosie the Riveter and A League of Their Own, a new non-fiction book sets its sights on uncovering the story of the women who worked in the Gibson Guitar Factory during the years of World War II, and who vanished from the annals of the company’s history when the war ended and the men returned.
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