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Valco was a manufacturer of guitars, guitar amplifiers, and other musical instruments from the 1940s through 1968. == History == In the 1930s, Valco was formed by three business partners and former owners of the National Dobro Company; Victor Smith, Al Frost, and Louis Dopyera. The company name was a combination of the three partner's first initials (V. A. L.) plus the common abbreviation for company (Co.) Valco manufactured Spanish acoustic guitars, metal-bodied resonator guitars, electric lap steel guitars, and vacuum tube amplifiers under a variety of brand names including Supro, Airline, Oahu, and National. They also made amplifiers under contract for several other companies such as Gretsch, Harmony, and Kay. In the 1960s they began producing solid body electric guitars. Valco merged with Kay Musical Instrument Company in 1967, however the merged company quickly went out of business in 1968〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.kaybass.com/history.htm )〕 because of financial difficulties.〔Tony Bacon, ed. ''Electric Guitars: the Illustrated Encyclopedia''. San Diego: Thunder Bay, 2000. Pp. 243, 287.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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