The true story of the demise of the Lyle brand is largely unknown to this day. Japanese companies preemptively altered the designs of their guitars in such a way that they would not be "exact" copies of Gibson guitars. The actual lawsuit was indeed filed by Norlin, only not against Matsumoku but Elger/Hoshino-the American division of Ibanez-over elements of the Les Paul and SG guitar designs that Norlin/Gibson had since claimed as a trademark.The case was eventually settled out of court. A common misconception of the Lyle brand, among others, was that Norlin sued Matsumoku for copying their designs and shut them down. The same company that produced many of them, Matsumoku, also produced the more popular Aria brand. Total distribution of Lyle instruments in the U.S. Produced during an indefinite timeline in the 1960s and 1970s in Japan, the history of the Lyle instrument brand remains somewhat of a mystery.
#Lyle guitars value 1960 plus#
Lyle 445 Vintage Acoustic guitarAnother one out of the vault,for being 40 plus years old, in good conditionWith the exception of a small 1/2 inch dent-not so much hole but very repairableand on the bottom of the guitar, a small piece of laminate is missing and also in need of repair I just dont have time to do it and trying toget funds for a good LP copy.Here is some info off Ehow Lyle Guitar History By Matt Dolloff, eHow Contributor Lyle Guitar History Lyle guitars are among the rarest brands of electric and acoustic guitars in the world.
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