Marina is part of the Chinese group Grand Reward Education and Entertainment (GREE) which has been making guitars under OEM licence for other brand names since 1995. Their factory in Guang Dong produces around 13,000 guitars a month, most of which are destined for the United States. Marina is associated with the Farina brand- also owned by GREE. In the early 1980s the Marina brand was made by Chuan Yin Musical Instruments Company Limited, of Taipei, Taiwan.

Source: Marina catalog 1983