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In fact, the late Charlie Derrington, is the fellow responsible for resurrecting Bill's mando. We miss Charlie dearly. Here: http://www.mandolincafe.com/glossary/glossary_82.shtml |
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Does anybody happen to know who is now heading up manufacturying in Gibson's Bozeman plant since Ren Ferguson moved on?
BTW, I imagine most people here already know this, but Fender is opening a new Guild factory in Oxnard, CA, and Ren has been hired to be in charge of manufacturing. |
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Bruce, yep, I stand corrected. After my post I found a press release online confirming that Cordoba has acquired Guild from Fender. They will be opening a manufacturing plant in Oxnard under Ren's management.
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Great story about the Bozeman factory here
I don't know much about the situation but my "gut feel" tells me that this bodes ill for Gibson. If Ren can work that magic again, Fender might be able to salvage that perpetually sinking ship of their acoustic business. But, I would hope they put Ren to work on Guild. Maybe the two things are intentional. I think Fender would be so smart to stop making Fender acoustics, point Ren at Guild's new facility and let the magic happen.
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Fazool, wow great story and pics. Thanks for the link.
FYI, Fender has officially sold Guild to Cordoba, and Cordoba is opening a manufacturing facility in Oxnard, CA. Ren will run the place. Ren is not working for Fender, but Cordoba. |
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Wow....I don't know anything about Cordoba (aren't they primarily a nylon string classical guitar builder?). I think that is a great idea. but I wonder why they moved Guild if they were just going to sell it anyway, unless the Cordoba deal was already in the works. Most buyers would want the Westerly plant I would imagine.
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Wow....I did some Googling.....Ren and Cordoba resuscitating Guild! Sounds very (very) promising.
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As for Fender acquiring Guild and then selling it off a few years later, Fender is carrying a mountain of debt and is simply trying to stay afloat. I doubt any of these transactions are part of any long-term master plan. They're just trying to get through this fiscal quarter. whm |
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ok long stretch analogy here but it worked in MY brain.
Yesterday my 13yo daughter wanted to play a board game. I agreed but I picked the game this time. I picked Risk. I taught her how to play. She beat me (no I didn't let her win). In explaining strategy to her, I kept emphasizing slow steady progress. Don't spread yourself too thin. Have a focus and goal. Don't lose sight of your current success, either. Sitting here that conversation just came back to me as I read about Fender wine.....seriously, WTF? And they wonder why they are floundering in chaos and debt. They need to circle the wagons, stop the distractions, protect their core business and their former good name. IMO, Fender should completely get out of the acoustic business. They are not good at that business. They should focus on their core business (electric guitars, basses and amplifiers). Stop dabbling in acoustics, buying other companies, and making wine.
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I'd be particularly interested in any small bodied guitars that are especially worth looking at. |