Category:Goya guitars

"​Information on this site is constructed from research using published verifiable information or input from third parties. All information is presented free of charge. For the most part, I recommend the authority on Goya guitars to be other sources located at http://goyaguitars.tripod.com/index1.htm#home, and at http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/goyaandlevinguitarowners. This site defers all expertise to those sites. ",
"​GOYA GUITARS—A BRIEF HISTORY ",
"​1954-1974 Goya guitars were a brand first designed by Hershman in 1954. The brand was produced in Goteborg, Sweden by the Levin Company--who already was engaged in the builing of quality guitars under their own Levin brand name. In the late 1950's some Goya electric guitars were produced by Hagstom, and were re-branded with the Goya name.  Electric guitars are not the topic of this web site, so they will not be discussed further. However, here is a link to a blog that discusses the Goya Rangemaster: Goya Rangemaster. / Levin continued producing the acoustic and classical models until about 1974. In that time, the brand was owned first by Hirshman as stated above, then later by Kustom (maker of the well-known 'pleated' amplifiers of the 60's and 70's, then by Dude Inc. or Chanute Kansas. Although Hershman, Kustom, and Dude were all USA-owned companies, the guitars continued to be made in Sweden. ",
"​1974-1996 Some time in 1974, the Goya brand was purchased from Dude by C.F. Martin--maker of Martin guitars (Nazareth, PA). The Martin guitar company was interested primarily in the brand name and loyal following of the instrument, and promptly discontinued the relationship with Levin, and contracted the guitars to makers in Japan and later in Korea. During this same time, Martin was producing their own spinoff brand, Sigma, to appeal to a lower priced guitar-buying market. Labels in Goya guitars produced after 1974 were changed to carry the Martin brand, and generally are not sought after by Goya collectors. Pricing/resale values today, generally, are lower for the Martin-era Goya brand guitars. ",
"​MOVIE: THE SOUND OF MUSIC The Goya guitar used by Julie Andrews, who played Maria in the movie classic THE SOUND OF MUSIC, is a Goya model F-19, which was built as a steel-string folk guitar (small bodied). The guitar was fitted with folk (hybrid) strings for the movie, which was actually not unusual for that model and others similar to it. In a photo at this link, you can see the pins in the bridge--proving it is not a G-13--as is stated in some other resources, or even a classical model at all. It is said that the model was frequently strung with LaBella classical strings for play in Europe. ",
"​I have requested permission to publish the below quote (from Magnus Hultin on December 31, 2010 at 6:39pm to a forum member). Mr. Hultin is a vintage Goya expert and authority who answers questions in the Goya forum of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's web site: GOYA FORUM.  If permission is granted, I will quote him as the source of this information. This information is included here temporarily but may be removed if Mr Hultin requests that I not publish it on this site. / Mr Hultin Quotes about the movie and the Goya guitar used by Julie Andrews: “Goran Levin told me about this guitar, which was specially prepared for the movie-set, by making it in matte finish, to avoid reflections from the lights used by the camera-men. What they did forget (the movie people) was to remove the logotype, obviously nothing that Levin or Herschman Music prioritized. Here is a picture from the movie-set where the guitar is very visible. the F-19 was the "grand concert size", same as G-17, G-20, G-30 and G-40, but had the same neck as the F-25 and F-27. A 12 fret neck slightly narrower than a classical and with an aluminum T-shaped trussrod.” "