The Guitar Club Almanac

August 10

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Today in Guitar History

A sourced calendar of the players, builders, bands, recordings, instruments, inventions and performances that shaped guitar culture around the world.

  1. 1937

    Innovation

    Electric guitar patent

    01

    George Beauchamp’s electrical stringed-instrument patent—No. 2,089,171—was granted.

    Evidence note: The patent record gives August 10, 1937 as the publication date for George Beauchamp's electrical stringed musical instrument.

    United States

    Google Patents

    Reviewed 2026-08-06