Teisco
Japanese musical instrument manufacturer & brand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Teisko.
Teisco was a Japanese musical instrument manufacturing company from 1948 until 1967, when the brand "Teisco" was acquired by Kawai (河合楽器製作所; Kawai Gakki Seisakusho). The company produced guitars as well as synthesizers, microphones, guitar amplifiers and drum kits. Teisco products were widely exported to the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Formerly | Aoi Onpa Kenkyūjo (1946) Nippon Onpa Kōgyō Co. (1956) Teisco Co. (1964) Teisco Shōji (1967–early 1970s) |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Musical instruments |
Founded | 1946 |
Founder | Atswo Kaneko and Doryo Matsuda |
Defunct | 1967 |
Fate | Company ceased in 1967, when the brand was acquired by Kawai |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Electric guitars, classical guitars labeled Aquarius, synthesizers, drum kits, guitar amplifiers (1946–67) Effects units (2018–) |
Brands | Teisco |
Parent | BandLab Technologies |
Website | teisco.com |
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In 2018, the brand "Teisco" was relaunched –along with former guitar company Harmony– by Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies to produce effects units.[1]