Terminology
Although this term normally refers to World WarII, when used to describe Gibson banjos, the term ''prewar'' operationally refers to banjos made prior to 1947. Production of metal banjo parts was suspended during World WarII. However, small numbers of Gibson banjos continued to be constructed and shipped during the war years using stocks of metal parts remaining in factory bins. Production of metal banjo parts resumed in late 1946; however, it is commonly believed that the metal composition of foundry products delivered to Gibson after World War II was inferior to that of parts produced prior to 1940. On April 12, 1947, the Gibson Instrument Company changed their corporate logo from script lettering to the use of block letters, and this change occurred sufficiently close to resumption of banjo output to allow easy identification of ''prewar'' and ''postwar'' Gibson instruments.References
Further reading
* Spann, Joseph E. (2011). ''Spann's Guide to Gibson 1902–1941''. Centerstream Publications.External links