| "It is with great sadness that Carvin announces that its founder, Lowell C. Kiesel, passed away on December 28, 2009 in San Diego. 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 newly-emerging 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 originally 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. The innovative "factory-direct" sales approach adopted by Mr. Kiesel in the 1940s continues to this day, and is one of the primary reasons for the company's success.
He was preceded in death by son Gavin in 1989 and wife of 63 years, Agnes, in 2007. He is survived by sons Carson, Mark, Jon and Paul, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Many members of the Kiesel family are involved in Carvin, and will continue to carry on the quality and traditions established by the family patriarch.
He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by the Kiesel family and the entire staff of Carvin."
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