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Well when Beckmen ( they sold to start a winery in California ) sold to Rudy and 2 others the change over was fairly quick to ( Fretted Industries,Inc ) and they later became US Music Corp.
There wasn't a large lag in production once it was sold. Rudy often would make runs of 500 to see how well they sold before continuing with any model.
As for it being a laminate well it means its pieced together by laminating woods together and we are unsure as to what the back wood was it might have been up to 3 different types from what some have said.
hope this helps you