Name
Duesenberg is spelt exactly the same way as the automobile brand, founded in the 1920’s by the brothers Friedrich and August Duesenberg. They themselves became an equivalent for design, performance and luxury in their days.
Just like the cars, Duesenberg instruments are also called Doozy or Duesy, which has become a slang expression for extravagance and enthusiasm in the past decades, originally associated with the automobiles. Rumor has it when Ron Wood, guitarist of The Rolling Stones, first unpacked his signature edition, the Ron Wood Mother Of Pearl in October 2002, he apparently said "Oh what a Doozey!", which may be the actual reason why Duesenberg Instruments came to be called Doozeys.
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