Beneath is a general history of Elger
guitars and below that is a current listing of any
auctions of Elger guitars on ebay that are not finalized.
When you click on any of the auction links you will find
the ebay site opens in a new window. So you can continue
to browse this page of Elger guitars on ebay while you
look for more detail on the Elger guitars on eBay's
site.
Hoshino Gakki is the owner of the Ibanez guitar and Tama
drums brand names (Gakki means musical instrument). The Hoshino
company was founded in 1908 by Matsujiro Hoshino which began to
import musical instruments into Japan. Matsujiro was succeeded
by Yoshitaro Hoshino. In 1935, the company began manufacturing
their own stringed instruments. The company had little presence
in the Western world until the mid-1960s.
See Ibanez Guitars on eBay
In 1971 Hoshino Gakki Ten started a U.S. distribution
channel named Elger near Philadelphia. In 1980 the Elger name
was changed to Hoshino USA Inc. So if you find an Elger guitar
on eBay, it is most likely to be of dated between 1970 -
1980.
Following is a listing of current auctions of elger
guitars on ebay.
