Stella (guitar)

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Stella Guitars

Company type	Private
Industry	Musical instrument
Founded	c. 1899
Founder	Robert Godin
Defunct	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Headquarters	United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Robert Godin
Products	Acoustic guitars
Parent	Oscar Schmidt Inc. (1899-1939) Harmony Company (1939-1974)

Stella was an American guitar brand owned by the Oscar Schmidt Company. It was founded around 1899.^[1] The Stella brand consists of low and mid-level stringed instruments.

Stella guitars were played by notable artists, including Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Charley Patton, Doc Watson and Willie Nelson^[2] who learned to play on one.^{[citation needed]} Kurt Cobain of Nirvana played an acoustic Stella on the recording of the song "Polly", from the Nevermind album, and Mason Williams with Classical Gas.

Stella was acquired by the Harmony Company in 1939. The brand was dissolved in 1974, and was later reintroduced by M.B.T. International, which is the corporate parent of the Harmony Company.