reif Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120927/MICHIGANDER/309270018/Handcrafted-Michigan-Heritage-Guitar-has-international-appeal?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith7940236 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Very Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singerman Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Great article, thanks for posting. The company, and the instruments they make, really seem to have been a labor of love from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'm proud to say that I own 3 of these great guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP515 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Before I signed up here, I knew the basic story of Heritage. The Gibson move, the start up, most of the short story. Even when I got my first H535 and now the H150, I knew they were made by the folks who earlier made the Gibson counterparts. But I thought they were still mass produced. Gibson in 1984 would shurely have been using a production line with automated equipment to carve out bodies. Now I see these video clips and articles saying each one is done by hand from start to finish. Pretty amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nah, it's a lie. All their guitars are built by computers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nah, it's a lie. All their guitars are built by computers.... We saw the computers didn't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 That kind of publicity always makes me proud to be a Heritage guitar owner!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 We saw the computers didn't we? Comodore 64!! Saw it in the offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 SWEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Nah, it's a lie. All their guitars are built by computers.... This is true. There are robots everywhere, spitting out the guitars by the dozens per minute. Just like G&L does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Great article. Heritage guitars rock! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 This is true. There are robots everywhere, spitting out the guitars by the dozens per minute. Just like G&L does it. Hey, watch it there, Mr. Slammer! I love me some G&L! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hey, watch it there, Mr. Slammer! I love me some G&L! I could be wrong, but I believe Slammer meant to say G&L also has high standards, just like Heritage. Huge G&L fan here, as well, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavesNotHere Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Fantastic article, and Ron someone in that last picture looks familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I could be wrong, but I believe Slammer meant to say G&L also has high standards, just like Heritage. Huge G&L fan here, as well, btw. Nail on the head Fernando. I ONLY play G&L basses!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Comodore 64!! Saw it in the offices. Nope it was a Radio Shack Tandy computer/paper weight..... and Max HeadRoom is the programer !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 And then, there's the only Plek machine coatrack currently in use, in the world.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 And then, there's the only Plek machine coatrack currently in use, in the world.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 excellent article, thx for the link!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Cool article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonesperfect Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Even though I know the story of Heritage, I never really thought about how long these guys have been building guitars. It's nice to see them get the appreciation they deserve. brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 James Deurloo, Gibson’s plant manager, remembers sitting with former Gibson colleague Bruce Bolen on a boat in Lake Michigan off of South Haven and talking about the possibilities of opening a new guitar shop. He recalls taking notes on a restaurant placemat. Deurloo, Lamb, and a third partner, J.P. Moats, opened Heritage Guitar Inc. in April 1985. “We didn’t pick the easy thing to do, I’ll tell you that,” Deurloo said. But at 73, he’s proud of what they’ve accomplished. “We’ve built a good company with a good name. We’ve built an instrument that people seek out,” he said. This year, Heritage Guitar’s 20 full- and part-time employees are expected to produce about 1,000 electric guitars. The firm sells 25 different guitars through a network of dealers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Dealers include Lansing’s Elderly Instruments. Deurloo said about 70 percent of Heritage business is export; the company’s guitars sell particularly well in Japan as well as Europe. Heritage has a booth at twice-yearly meetings of the National Association of Music Merchants where it introduces each year’s product line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodsanford1 Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 Those are my pictures from the LSJ and it was my story idea----I'm glad folks liked the story and thanks to everybody at Heritage for letting us in to tell the story! Great folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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