Kalamazoo Gals, the book by John Thomas is the forgotten story of the women who built Gibson’s “Banner” guitars during WWII. Following the success of the March 2nd book signing at Retrofret Vintage Guitars in Gowanus Brooklyn, NY, there has been additional TV / Radio / Newspaper / Blog media coverage on March 8th, which was “International Women’s Day”, as well as throughout March for “Women’s History Month”.
The following are some of the media links:
http://soundcheck.wnyc.org/
http://guitarkadia.com/emon/
“Retrofret is uniquely connected to the subject of Mr. Thomas’ new book, ”Kalamazoo Gals”, for many reasons: First of all we have quite a thing for old Gibson guitars! Retrofret is one of the few major guitar shops dealing exclusively in vintage instruments. Secondly, our repair shop happens to be run by a woman and our staff includes three female technicians handling most of the repair and restoration work. Finally, I just love the true stories behind the guitars – especially the little known ones.” – Steve Uhrik / Owner of Retrofret Vintage Guitars.
