https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:51:12 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-345282 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:02:57 +0000 News Dan T. https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-345282 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-345278 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:27:59 +0000
They made some mighty fine, and pretty posh instruments, and were always friendly and down-to-Earth, I was told.

]]> News Blue Jay https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-345278 https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-38109 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:08:51 +0000
It is with great sadness that Carvin announces the passing of it's founder, Lowell C. Kiesel. Mr. Kiesel was born in Nebraska in 1915, and as a young man, spent time in Wichita, Kansas, where he developed an interest in musical instruments; specifically, Hawaiian steel guitars, resonators and the electronic aspects of these instruments.

He founded the L. C. Kiesel Company in 1946, and began winding pickups on an old sewing machine owned by his wife, Agnes. The company was located in Los Angeles, briefly relocated back to Mr. Kiesel's home state of Nebraska, and then moved back to southern California in 1949, where the name was changed to Carvin, after his two eldest sons, Carson and Gavin. In the following years, the company expanded from pickups to guitars and basses, amplifiers, pro audio equipment and other musical accessories.

Mr. Kiesel's leadership, technical expertise and innovative engineering concepts led the company for decades, and even after handing the reins of the company over to his sons, he maintained an office in Carvin's San Diego headquarters and remained active in company operations.

He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by the Kiesel family and the entire staff of Carvin.]]> News kingpatzer https://guitarnoise.forum/news/news-release-from-carvin-rip-lowell-kiesel/#post-38109