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In January 2008, Kaman Corporation sold Kaman Music Corporation to Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) for $117 million. [2] In 2011, Kaman Music Corporation and Musicorp, sister companies under the FMIC umbrella, united their sales and catalog divisions as KMC Musicorp. As of 2018, Hamer has moved its facilities to China. [3] [4] [5]
A mid-1970s Kaman Ovation Custom Balladeer 1612-4 acoustic electric guitar, next to a lute. Founder Charles Kaman (1919–2011) developed the first prototypes of the Ovation guitar in 1965–1966. [8] [9] [10] Kaman, an amateur guitarist from an early age, worked on helicopter design as an aerodynamicist at United.
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On October 28, 2007, Fender acquired Kaman Music Corporation, which owned the Ovation Guitar Company, Latin Percussion and Toca hand percussion products, Gibraltar Hardware, Genz Benz Amplification, Charvel, Hamer Guitars, and is the exclusive U.S. sales representative for Sabian Cymbals and exclusive worldwide distributor of Takamine Guitars ...
Charles Huron Kaman (/ k ə ˈ m ɑː n / kə-MAHN; June 15, 1919 – January 31, 2011) [1] was an American aeronautical engineer, businessman, inventor, and philanthropist, known for his work in rotary-wing flight [2] and also in musical instrument design via the Kaman Music Corporation.
Hamer Guitars was an American electric guitar manufacturer founded in 1973, in Wilmette, Illinois, by vintage guitar shop owners Paul Hamer and Jol Dantzig.The company's early instruments featured guitar designs based on the Gibson Explorer (The Standard) and Gibson Flying V (Vector), before adding more traditional Gibson-inspired designs such as the Sunburst.
Kaman Corporation / k ə ˈ m ɑː n / is an American aerospace company, with headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut.It was founded in 1945 by Charles Kaman.During the first ten years the company operated exclusively as a designer and manufacturer of several helicopters that set world records and achieved many aviation firsts.
In 2008, Fender again moved Guild when it acquired Kaman Music Corporation and its small production facility in New Hartford, Connecticut, where hand production of all US-made Guilds resumed in a manner consistent with other high-end, boutique guitar builders. The New Hartford Guild facility began production in early 2009, starting with the top ...