Electric guitar
Maker
Alamo Electronics
Distributor
C. Bruno & Son, Inc.
Date1965-1970 ca.
Place MadeSan Antonio, Texas, United States, North America
ModelTitan Mark I Model 2589
SignedPrinted on truss rod cover in black ink: MADE IN U.S.A. / ALAMO
Printed on pickguard: TitanDescriptionAlamo Electronics was born when Charles Eilenberg, a WWII communications engineer, was recruited by the head of Southern Music to found a record player and radio manufacturing company. In the early 1950s, the company ventured into electric Hawaiian guitars and amplifiers. By the early 1960s, Alamo instruments were sold through the national distributor C. Bruno & Son. The NMM’s Titan Mark I is an affordable, lightweight, hollow-body instrument.ProvenanceArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Credit LineArne B. Larson Estate, 1988
Object number15602
On View
Not on view
