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Old 06-20-2013, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by zombywoof View Post
Marvel was a brand name for guitars distributed by the Peter Sorkin Music Company of New York in the 1950s up to the mid-1960s. These were considered "beginner" level instruments, The headstock does look very Kay-ish but one of the rumors about these guitars is that they were put together with parts made by different builders.

In addition, the Marvel name was used on archtop guitars made by Regal and marketed by the Slingerland drum company in the 1930s to early 1940s.
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