Mine has the blue label, Made in Michigan, Union Made but serial number indicates an earlier year build.
I do really love to play it, and have to be very careful to keep others from stealing it once they play it. Mine however has had to be modified to to neck issue’s and doesn’t sound as good as it did. Still playable but so hard to keep in tune! I need to find another!
Jay

I have one older a 64, beatiful, restoring what pickups everyone have in theres ?
japan stuff funny no herbal garden needed!!

I saw a post on another site where the guy said his local music shop had two for sale at $250 and that neither of them had moved in years. Second hand info but that is what I read.

I have just purchased a Epiphone guitar that has the label with union made Epiphone Kalamazoo Michigan I have no way to know if it was made in Kalamazoo or not but it is a nicely built guitar sounds great and fits the same description as the rest of the post on this subject. It bought it from a person not a store. He lived in Kalamazoo Michigan. To be honest with all of you it don’t make any difference to me I bought it to play not to resell. But if anyone ever has any prof of where they were made I would like to know

Hi Guys i too have one of these beauties and although it says 5102T on the blue label its serial number is 66335 which dates it at either 64 or 67 according to various sites, i can identify to all of your questions and how people are getting the info on their particular guitar but im confused with on thing on mine it is natural wood or a blonde and it seems now ive taken the neck off never to have been the red which is standard for these guitars when the production switched to japan, i also have the wooden tune o matic style moveable bridge but i have a simple harness rather than the bygsby people are talking about and some very cheap knobs and no decal on the headstock which is also strange anyway am enjoying all the CSI type work going on here anyone got any info on mine especially because of the colour itd be gratefully recieved cheers guys

The guitar has oneinternal label that shows the Model as Epiphone 5102 TE, ser.# 05572, Epiphone Kalamazoo, Michigan, with the Union Made below the specs table.
Was it made in Kalamazoo, MI? Can the sepeople I’ll number be verified by the Gibson Co.?t

There is currently on eBay a 70’s Epi jumbo whose internal label says ‘Union Made’ and, separately, ‘Kalamazoo Michigan’. But the back of the chrome neck bolt plate has engraved: ‘Made in Japan’! Being sold by an honest trader who does not pretend it is not Jap made. And i have seen a Jap Epi jumbo being advertised by a shop near me as American made when it wasn’t – but again, that was an honest mistake. Note that counterfeit blank internal stickers seem easy to come by.

I just got the one I have from a friend in need of some cash. It has the Kalamazoo Michigan blue label and it also says Union Made. Mine also has an original Bigsby Tail Piece with all it’s original parts in tact and in near perfect condition. I gave him 300 for it, because I liked it and I wanted it to go with my 1968 Harmony with 3 humbuckers and Bigsby that my Dad bought New. They make a cute couple.. Just curious if anyone knows.. what is the real dollar value on these. I feel that even though mine has the label in tact it is a Japan model. Any advice or knowledge on the matter?
Ken From Shreveport La

Mine says made in Kalamazoo MI union made

If ANY OF THESE GUITARS READ Union Made In Kalamazoo, and does not have the made in Japan next to it u can believe it was union made in the states thanks the Guitar man

I own one and the label in mine says it was Union Made in Kalamazoo

I bought an Epiphone 5120te in the mid-70’s. The label on the iside of the guitar says: "n° 911169 EPIPHONE INC Kalamazoo, michigan. Made in Japan". Could anybody help me? It goes out of tune so easily, is there anything I can do about it? to set it up or something??

any ideas on dates for serial #’s or other info… is it a Casino? I’m awefully curious about my beautiful red chunk of wood

i dont know much, but i recently purchased one also. I can tell you this from my research, the parts were made in kalamazoo, but the guitar was assembled in japan. mine is missing some parts, a pickguard, the switch, and i want to replace some parts, so if you have any info, tell me. thanks

: I own an epiphone 5102te also, I contacted Gibson about it, looking for a replacement pickguard. Apparently the only part made in Kalamazoo, is the label, the guitar was made in Japan. I bought mine used in 1981. It is still straight, and the action is low. Really a well made guitar, however I still haven’t found the pickguard.