Teisco

Teisco
FormerlyAoi Onpa Kenkyūjo (1946)
Nippon Onpa Kōgyō Co. (1956)
Teisco Co. (1964)
Teisco Shōji (1967–early 1970s)
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusical instruments
Founded1946
FounderAtswo Kaneko and Doryo Matsuda
Defunct1967
FateCompany ceased in 1967, when the brand was acquired by Kawai
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsElectric guitars, classical guitars labeled Aquarius, synthesizers, drum kits, guitar amplifiers (1946–67)
Effects units (2018–)
BrandsTeisco
ParentBandLab Technologies
Websiteteisco.com

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.

In 2018, the brand "Teisco" was relaunched –along with former guitar company Harmony– by Singaporean music company BandLab Technologies to produce effects units.[1]

  1. ^ BandLab to Reboot Teisco and Harmony Guitar Brands by Carly Smith on Reverb.com, 14 Dec 2017