First, adding to last weeks entry of America's "big-3" acoustic guitar companies, is a tour of Canadian builder, Godin Guitars acoustic factory.
Next is the much anticipated addition to The Tone King's custom made Carvin guitar. Follow Jeff Kiesel as he shows us the next step in the guitars creation; Final Body Construction. This is the last step of construction before it is handed off to the paint shop.
There are very few family owned & operated companies in America today. carvin is one of them. Originally founded by Lowell Kiesel in 1946. Lowell passed away on 28 Dec 2009, but the company continues to be a family venture:
Eldest son, Carson Kiesel is President of Carvin, and in charge of electronics design & production.
Mark Kiesel is Vice-President, and in charge of guitar and bass design & production.
Jon Kiesel is also Vice-President, and responsible for speaker cabinet design & production.
Grandson Jeff Kiesel is Director of National Sales.
Grandson Joel Kiesel is Director of International Sales.
Granddaughter Kristen Kiesel Lieurance is a production engineer with Carvin.
I really appreciate Carvin's connection with their family, their employees, and the community-- not to mention their unique business model. It really is a move toward socially sustainable living; a topic I will explore in more depth in the weeks to come~
Enjoy!
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