Marwin Guitar

Posted by Len Volpe on Fri, 09/24/99 - 14:23:20.
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Is anyone familiar with "Marwin" guitars? I have one and am stumped about the maker, origin, history, etc.
Please reply. (I have a pictures if that will help)
Thanks, Len

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Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Bob Jamieson on Fri, 11/10/2000 - 02:21.

: Is anyone familiar with "Marwin" guitars? I have one and am stumped about the maker, origin, history, etc.
: Please reply. (I have a pictures if that will help)
: Thanks, Len

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Bob Jamieson on Fri, 11/10/2000 - 02:24.

:Hi Len, I too have a Marvin Guitar. It is a beautiful arch top. I have unable to find out anything at this time. I will keep looking and E you if get anything.
: Is anyone familiar with "Marwin" guitars? I have one and am stumped about the maker, origin, history, etc.
: : Please reply. (I have a pictures if that will help)
: : Thanks, Len

Marwin

Posted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2012 - 22:27.

I have a Marwin Electone, I have found it was made in 1940. I recieved this as a give several years ago and it still plays and is in good shape.

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Joe on Fri, 06/01/2001 - 17:28.

Hi Len,

Like you I have a Marwin and no one else has heard of them.Mine is an arch-top acoustic With 2 f-holes.It says Marwin Ultra on the Headstock. The body is sound but the neck and finger board are off and I have no hardware.I wanted to get some history before I spent anything rebuilding it.I have posted on another site and have had no luck.Good luck to you and let us know what you hear. Thanks, Joe

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Justin on Tue, 08/14/2001 - 14:56.

Hey...im asking the same thing. I just got my hands on one from the 40's

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Thomas Lewis on Tue, 11/06/2001 - 04:16.

: Is anyone familiar with "Marwin" guitars? I have one and am stumped about the maker, origin, history, etc.
: Please reply. (I have a pictures if that will help)
: Thanks, Len

I have a Marwin Clef, archtop and have the same questions as you

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by frank on Mon, 01/28/2002 - 17:44.

: Is anyone familiar with "Marwin" guitars? I have one and am stumped about the maker, origin, history, etc.
: Please reply. (I have a pictures if that will help)
: Thanks, Len

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by frank on Mon, 01/28/2002 - 17:50.

len,i have a marwin "super" that belonged to my father and my grandfather. i have never found out anything about it either. all i can tell you is that it is from before the 50's.

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by scott on Sat, 02/21/2004 - 09:12.

i picked up a marwin 4 star archtop
what little i found out is that marwin made guitars in the same plant as harmony from 1935-1940

Re: Marwin Guitar

Posted by Bil' on Fri, 02/27/2004 - 18:08.

Actually, Harmony made their instruments under a wide variety of different names for various distributors and store brands, and Marwin was one of these. Practically all of the older Airline and Silvertone brands (Monkey Wards and Sears)were made by Harmony and Harmony's main competitor, Kay, for example. There's an old Silvertone archtop presently on eBay that's identical to Marwins I've seen.

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