ESPAÑA

The España trademark was used and distributed by Buegeleisen & Jacobson (B&J) in New York, New York. In the early 1960s, B&J started importing acoustic guitars under the España trademark that were made by Landola in Finland. Unlike many distributors at the time, B&J did not own the España trademark - it was actually owned by Landola. To further confuse the matter, B&J marketed España guitars as being produced in Sweden instead of Finland! In circa 1963, Landola began building electric guitars and by the late 1960s/early 1970s, thin hollowbody and solidbody electric guitars began appearing with the España trademark. The España trademark eventually disappeared in the mid-1970s - a few years later than many other European factories ceased production. Landola, however, continues to produce guitars in Finland.