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Episode 3: 80s Rock
Episode 3: 80s Rock
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Length:
95 minutes
Released:
Apr 27, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
After a tumultuous start and some early setbacks, Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug persevered into the '80s—a decade in which the music scene was not particularly friendly to acoustic guitars. As the acoustic market languished, Bob and Kurt found ways to keep their fledgling operation on its feet and growing, seizing unexpected opportunities to support the business when conditions were less than ideal. But it wasn't all cloudy skies. As Bob and Kurt discuss in the third episode of our oral history podcast, Taylor began making guitars for artists, building guitar cases in house, Bob introduced the Grand Concert model, and the company reached a milestone with its first million-dollar year.
Released:
Apr 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (4)
Episode 1: The Road to the American Dream: In the first episode of this oral history podcast, Taylor Guitars co-founders Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug reminisce about growing up in San Diego, California, their passion for music and making things, and how their paths first crossed at the... by American Dreamers: 50 Years of Taylor Guitars