Category:Flatiron Mandolin and Banjo Company

References[edit]

• Kathryn Marie Dudley (2014) Guitar Makers: The Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America, University of Chicago Press, p. 57–58 ISBN: 978-0-226-09541-7.
• History. WeberMandolins.com. Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments.
  "​Weber Fine Acoustic Instruments' origins trace back to Flatiron Mandolin and Banjo Company in Bozeman, Montana. Several partners started the company around 1987. Flatiron was soon purchased by Gibson Guitars. The "Montana era" of Gibson/Flatiron is remembered for consistent, high quality traditional eight-stringed instruments. / In 1996, Gibson decided to move Gibson mandolin production to Nashville. Bruce Weber, the general manager and head luthier of the Gibson Mandolin Division decided he and his family would not relocate to Nashville. Instead, Bruce founded Sound to Earth, Ltd. to pursue his vision of traditional instrument building and to remain in Montana. ... "