Interview with Jim Duerloo (audio only)

Interviewee

Jim Deurloo

Files

Interviewers

Jay Gavan

Description

Interview with Jim Duerloo recorded in December 2011 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Recorded by interviewer James 'Jay' Gaven for a Kalamazoo Valley Museum exhibit on Gibson Guitars. Jim worked at the Gibson Guitar factory in various capacities, including in the pattern shop, machine shop, and expediting. He recounts his memories of Gibson, including:

• specialized tool making
• the decision to close the Kalamazoo plant
• the rough start to the Nashville plant
• litigation over the Les Paul body shape
• start of Heritage Guitar in 1985

Date of Interview

12-2011

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo (Mich.)

Series

Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories

Keywords

Gibson Inc., Heritage Guitars, Gibson guitar, Guitar makers, Guitar history, Factories, Personal narratives

Disciplines

Oral History | Other Music | Public History

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Recommended Citation

Deurloo, Jim, "Interview with Jim Duerloo (audio only)" (2011). Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Gibson Guitar Factory Oral Histories. 7.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/gibson-guitar-oral-histories/7

Length of video

00:46:26

Length of video log

15 pages