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The Epiphone Company is one of the oldest musical instrument manufacturers. Founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos, the company was purchased by Chicago Music Company in 1957. The Chicago Music Company also owned Gibson Guitar Corporation. Epiphone was in facet Gibson's main rival in the archtop market. Aside from their guitars, Epiphone also made bass guitars, banjos, and other stringed instruments.
The name "Epiphone" is a combination of proprietor Epaminondas Stathopoulo's nickname "Epi" and "phone", Greek for "sound".
