Interview with Margaret Sines and Friends
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Interviewers
Jay Gavan
Description
Interview with Margaret Sines and her friends from Gibson (Annie Hatfield, Donna Siebert, and Linda Bradford), recorded on April 18, 2013 at her home in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Recorded by interviewer James 'Jay' Gaven for a Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit on Gibson Guitars. She worked at the Gibson Guitar factory on Parsons Street in Kalamazoo from January 1966 to June 1977. They recount their memories at the factory, including: Comradery at the factory and socializing with other employees ; Working in Plastics, cutting fingerboards ; Working in the Woodshop, sanding and shaping the guitar necks ; Dangers of getting clothes or hair caught in the machinery ; Annie Hatfield, who started in 1963, worked on frets using stinky glue ; Union strike for wages, the walkout and picket line.
Date of Interview
4-18-2013
Location of Interview
Kalamazoo (Mich.)
Series
Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories
Keywords
Gibson Inc., Gibson guitar, Guitar makers, Guitar history, Factories, Personal narratives
Disciplines
Oral History | Other Music | Public History
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Sines, Margaret, "Interview with Margaret Sines and Friends" (2013). Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories. 16.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/gibson-guitar-oral-histories/16
Length of video
00:29:10
Length of video log
n/a
Rights Statement
Notes
A longer, audio-only version of this interview exists here: Interview with Margaret Sines and Friends (audio only)