Photo of 7 year old Hoshino and Ibanez catalog in 1948

[yevetz]

P.S. Sory if topic is wrong

 

[SHREDTOKILL]

i dont get tthis at allll.

 

[Clydefrog]

It's an Ibanez catalogue from 1948, and a picture of Hoshino when he was 7.

 

[jacksonplayer]

And amazingly, all those guitars were made of basswood.

 

[Naren]

Wow. Back in 1948, Ibanez was pronounced "Ibaniyezu" instead of "Aibaniizu" like it is today.

 

[Scott]

No lefties?

Oh how they have changed over the years!

[/sarcasm]

 

[Stitch]

i dont get tthis at allll.

What the hell is there not to get?

I don't get your repetion of the letter 'l' when you are repeating the "aaaaaaaaaall" bit.

 

[Kagami]

Wow. Back in 1948, Ibanez was pronounced "Ibaniyezu" instead of "Aibaniizu" like it is today.

If I remember they originally picked the name because people in the US didn't think stuff made in Japan was half-decent.

 

[ohio_eric]

And amazingly, all those guitars were made of basswood.

 

[Shawn]

Nice find.

 

[JJ Rodriguez]

Wow. Back in 1948, Ibanez was pronounced "Ibaniyezu" instead of "Aibaniizu" like it is today.

I pronounce it "Aibenez" That's how everyone I know pronounces it too.

 

[darren]

I think Naren is talking about the phonetic Japanese pronunciation.

 

[yevetz]

Ibanez never have other name Coz Hoshine first time was just import Spanish guitars "Salvador Ibanez" in the Japan then they buy a petent to produce it...And when Salvador Ibanez was died his guitar factory was ruined...and Hoshino was only who produce this guitars but they renamed it in "Ibanez"

I reading Ibanez history now

 

[Vegetta]

And amazingly, all those guitars were made of basswood.

...and black