Interview with Pete Moreno
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Interviewers
Jay Gavan
Description
Interview with Pedro 'Pete' Moreno (1941-2024) recorded on March 5, 2012 at his guitar shop in Oshtemo, Michigan. Recorded by interviewer James 'Jay' Gaven for a Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit on Gibson Guitars. Pete was working at Checker Motors when he was recruited by Gibson Guitars in 1963/64, working at the Kalamazoo factory until Gibson moved to Nashville. His first job at Gibson was as a fret filer, final finish. He recounts her memories of Gibson, including:
- jam sessions on breaks
- injuries on equipment
- skills learned at Gibson used in starting his own place
- meeting Eric Clapton, showing him guitars
- Steve Martin visiting to look at banjos
- people chopping up classic Gibson guitars and selling the parts
- working on famous guitars in him own shop, including those built by Joseph Bohmann
Date of Interview
3-5-2012
Location of Interview
Oshtemo (Mich.)
Series
Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories
Keywords
Gibson Inc., Gibson guitar, Guitar history, Factories, Personal narratives
Disciplines
Oral History | Other Music | Public History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Moreno, Pete, "Interview with Pete Moreno" (2012). Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories. 12.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/gibson-guitar-oral-histories/12
Length of video
00:48:02
Length of video log
20 pages
Rights Statement
Notes
Video moves from the interview with Pete Moreno to a short tour of his shop at 48:01.