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 |
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]