Category:R. C. Allen guitars

References[edit]

• "R.C. Allen Passes". Vintage Guitar (magazine).
  "​R.C. Allen, a noted luthier who built archtops for local and regional players of note and was a fixture at vintage-guitar shows in Southern California, died March 2. / The last of the original SoCal  [Southern California] electric-guitar builders, Allen was renowned for sharing his secrets of building, and for the archtops he made for Merle Travis, Del Casher, and many more. / As a teen, Allen developed his technique with guitars that had chambers, which he learned from John Dopyera (Dobro) and Paul Bigsby, whose solidbody electric guitar bearing serial number 2 became Allen’s; ... "

Further reading[edit]

• P. Carroll Jedistar. R.C. Allen California USA. Jedistar (jedistar.com).
  "​Established 1951. / Richard. C. “Dick” Allen, El Monte, California USA "