Anyone know Orlando guitars?

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: GUEST,Dave W WA USA
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 12:29 AM

I have a model 301.
Got it in 1972 in Covina, CA.
I would like to know more about who made it.

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: DougR
Date: 24 Jan 00 - 05:05 PM

Thanks, Rick. Makes sense to me.

DougR

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 23 Jan 00 - 11:09 PM

Thinking of the brand name bit, I can't remember if I have mentioned it before but I saw 2 identical (except for the badge) in a local music shop. I think one was labeled Epiphone and the other Ozark but there was about £100 difference on the price tags. I mentioned it to my friend who had the shop and he agreed that they were the same and checked his prices and they were correct according to his lists... I think it was that manodlin that we then looked for in the Samick catalogue and found what looked to be the same instrument...

Jon

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 23 Jan 00 - 10:59 PM

Hi Doug. I think Orlando was the name used by whatever distributor handled it in your part of the country. About 3 to 400 brand names came from about 8 guitar building factories in Japan (and later Korea and Taiwan) at that time. Same situation with strings. Many folks thought that every brand of strings was different in some way, but the vast majority were made by Labella, Vinci, or D'merle. I own a very well made rosewood guitar with the brand name "Shero" (inlayed in pearl) on the headstock. Even though I'm pretty experienced in tracking down instruments, I've had no luck at all narrowing it down to under six or seven possibillities. Figure it was made in the same factory as instruments labeled "Morris", but that's just a guess.

Rick

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: DougR
Date: 23 Jan 00 - 07:21 PM

Thank you Aine and Rick. I felt certain that someone on the Mudcat would know something about the the Orlando. I bought it about the time the Goya classical guitar was considered the one to have but I couldn't afford the Goya at the time.

DougR

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 23 Jan 00 - 04:23 PM

I'm checking Doug

Rick

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: Áine
Date: 23 Jan 00 - 04:18 PM

No problem, DougR. I'm sure someone has the info you're needed, we just need to keep refreshing this thread until they see it.

-- Áine

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: DougR
Date: 22 Jan 00 - 04:59 PM

Thank you, Aine! For the Refresh.

DougR

Subject: RE: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: Áine
Date: 22 Jan 00 - 04:21 PM

Refresh.

Subject: Anyone know Orlando guitars?
From: DougR
Date: 21 Jan 00 - 05:02 PM

I have a classical guitar I have owned since the early 1970s. The label inside reads "Orlando Guitar, Model 305 and Japan. Anyone know anything about these guitars?