The true story of the demise of the Lyle brand is largely unknown to this day. Japanese companies preemptively altered the designs of their guitars in such a way that they would not be "exact" copies of Gibson guitars. The case was eventually settled out of court. A common misconception of the Lyle brand, among others, was that Norlin sued Matsumoku for copying their designs and shut them down. Heater was owned by Norlin, the parent company of Gibson, and known more for their exclusive production rights to Alembic instruments.Īs protection from potential lawsuits, Lyle guitars were part of the contract that stated under which brand names Gibson-licensed guitars could be produced and distributed. A small warehouse based in Beaverton, Oregon, L. The only known American distributor of Lyle guitars is the L. In the early s, Arai joined with instrument manufacturing company Matsumoku to produce guitars. Byregular distribution of Japanese-made guitars, including Lyle brand guitars, began in America. This greatly influenced Arai to produce similar models. The explosion in popularity of the electric guitar in the s led them to begin manufacturing and distributing several different brands, Lyle being one of them. Japanese classical guitarist Shiro Arai founded the Arai Co. The same company that produced many of them, Matsumoku, also produced the more popular Aria brand. Total distribution of Lyle instruments in the U. Produced during an indefinite timeline in the s and s in Japan, the history of the Lyle instrument brand remains somewhat of a mystery. I have been looking for information on a reissue dove a Have a Lyle 12 string c trying to find out it's value.Lyle guitars are among the rarest brands of electric and acoustic guitars in the world.
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When was the w lyle hummingbird serial made. I have this Lyle hollow body electric guitar that has been in the family fo I have a Lyle c acoustic guitar and am looking for info Guitar Information. She's a beauty and needs to be played I have a Lyle in the original hard-board case I looks like it gas never been played They are not listed per model number as most are so I will need you to tell me the features, if it's an acoustic or solid body electric guitar, and post some pictures of the guitar that shows the front, back, headstock, and all marking so that I may evaluate the quality of construction and features. If you put it on ebay, let me know as I may just bid on it myself. Lyle's were manufactured in Japan between between and A private sale through your local newspaper, craigslist or ebay would be your best option and be more profitable too. Miss Shugarhart: Sorry to hear about your husband's passing This Lyle appears to be one of their higher grade acoustics guitars and it appears to be in excellent condition with the exception of some pick scratches on the pickguard, which is to be expected. He played it everyday until he died and I would like some information on it to see what to do with it. Send a private message to Abo.I have my late husband Lyle guitar that he bought back from Japan back init looks like a Gibson Dove guitar and the number inside is DL. This is one of the "lawsuit guitars" of that era, a knockoff of a Martin D It is quite beat up bought it used but it is the best sounding acoustic I have.įind More Posts by BeachBill.
It's also the one I play the most, I've had it about 28 years. I have an Oahu electric lap steel that could be pre WW2 but I can't accurately date it. I didn't want to drill holes in the guitar so I mounted the output jack in the F hole.
What's the oldest guitar you own? Carved spruce top and Eastern hardrock maple back and sides. It was born February 28th making it now over 40 years old.
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