Wanting to keep his independence and not work exclusively for any company Nathan Daniel chose to start his own business. By doing this he started the interesting legend and History of Danelectro Guitars in nineteen-forty-seven. He started manufacturing amplifiers for one distributor and one year after commencing he landed another contract to build guitar amplifiers exclusively for another distributor.
The solid body Silverstone guitar range was launched in nineteen fifty four under the Danelectro label. These Silverstone differed from the Danelectro in that they were dark maroon in color unlike their counterparts that had a white tweed like appearance. Both brands consisted of either a one or a two pickup covered by pick guards baked melamine. The wiring was done in a series and not parallel and when used together they created a much stronger tone.
Dano trademark material was first launched in the mid fifties and brought with it a number of construction changes. Features that had in the past been covered up were now open to the eye. The design changed little since then and is to be seen in most early models.
Even after he sold his company in sixty-six Nathan Daniel opted to remain and work for the new owners. A new guitar called the Coral was launched in the following year. The distributors who had been with Daniel since the beginning of his business continued to receive instruments that were completely manufactured in the States. New clients however received guitars that’s hollow bodies were constructed in Japan.
In nineteen-sixty-nine the current owners closed their New Jersey plant. Most of the existing equipment was bought by Dan Armstrong who proceeded to manufacture these distinctive instruments.
Towards the end of the last century Evets Corporation started selling replicas of original Silverstone and Danelctro guitars. After initially selling well these sales slowed and production was stopped in two thousand and one. Recently the new owners made a decision to sell a limited number of these instruments each year.
These replicas all carried distinctive hallmarks of the original classic instruments. The tone and style has not been forfeited in the remaking and all the original exceptional qualities have been incorporated. Everything a person has come to expect from original Silverstones are to be seen in these replicas.
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