Ted McCarty

Theodore " Ted" McCarty (* October 10, 1909; † 1 April 2001) was an American inventor and entrepreneur. McCarty led the company Gibson Guitar Corporation and Bigsby Guitars and was responsible during that time for various innovations in instrument.

Life

Although never even musicians to McCarty interested early on in the music industry. In the 1930s, McCarty worked for Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., before 1949 vice president and in 1950 president of the company Gibson has been a year.

In his time at Gibson 1949-1966 covered a number of groundbreaking innovations in instrument on which McCarty played a decisive role. Under the leadership of McCarty Gibson began with the production of solid-body electric guitars. Instruments, such as the 1952 published Gibson Les Paul, but the Gibson SG, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, as well as the semi-acoustic model Gibson ES -335 are due to McCarty's ideas.

After his departure from Gibson McCarty acquired along with John Hui, the company Bigsby Guitars, which he headed until his death in 2001. In order to appreciate the merits of McCarty's for the music industry, especially in the area of ​​e- guitar, the U.S. guitar maker Paul Reed Smith Create a special " McCarty " model.

Services

In addition to his entrepreneurial skills McCarty was primarily known for his inventiveness. Many developments affecting the company Gibson, such as the Les Paul guitar and the Tune-O -Matic bridge were patented on McCarty. During his tenure at Gibson McCarty was able to increase its profits by 15 times and the sale in 1250 % as an entrepreneur.