Orville Gibson first started out making violins which led him into making mandolins. Later on he saw that he enjoyed making guitars and started making the famous brand we know of today, Gibson guitars. Orville’s guitars consisted of many of the same characteristics of his mandolins with carved, arched tops and oval sound holes. In the year 1902 the formation of Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company began.

American Arch Tops first appeared in the year 1922. Lloyd Allayre Loar is responsible for the development of the American Arch Tops. The feature of American arch Tops include: a truss-nod, an adjustable bridge, and a system of top bracing that used two parallel wooden bars glued to the inside of the soundboard. The result of this guitar was great playability, tone quality, and power. This then, led it to become quickly popular to famous players.

American Arch Tops first appeared in the year 1922. Lloyd Allayre Loar is responsible for the development of the American Arch Tops. The feature of American arch Tops include: a truss-nod, an adjustable bridge, and a system of top bracing that used two parallel wooden bars glued to the inside of the soundboard. The result of this guitar was great playability, tone quality, and power. This then, led it to become quickly popular to famous players.

The Gypsy Guitar was designed by Mario Maccaferri during the year 1930. These guitars were supposed to be for only jazz players which require a powerful, cutting tone. Maccaferri achieved that by using a slightly bent top to boost up the sound. It also featured a D-shaped sound hole. The Gypsy Guitar was highly successful throughout Europe and became popular with gypsy musicians.

The Resonator Guitar was a solution to boosting the acoustic guitar’s quiet sound. John Dopyera was responsible for devising the solution. In 1927 he filed a patent for a guitar fitted with three aluminum resonators and went to manufacture his invention through the National String Instrument Corporation. The body of the resonator guitar is made of “German Silver”, which is a mix of nickel, copper, and zinc. It is fitted with an aluminum T-shaped bridge, topped with wood where the strings made contact with it and mounted over a set of three aluminum diaphragms.